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Overview
Understanding diabetology
Diabetology focuses on the everyday, practical side of living with diabetes, helping people keep their blood sugar within a healthy range and reduce the chance of long-term complications. While diabetes is a hormonal condition at its root, this speciality concentrates on ongoing monitoring, lifestyle routines, and managing the effects diabetes can have on the eyes, kidneys, nerves, feet and heart over time.
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This area of care supports people newly diagnosed with diabetes as well as those who have lived with it for years and need help fine-tuning their routine, managing blood sugar swings, or addressing complications that have started to appear. It also helps families understand how to support a loved one's daily diabetes care, including diet, activity and monitoring habits.
Doctors in this speciality review your blood sugar patterns, general health, and lifestyle, then work with you to adjust habits and treatment over time. Regular follow-up is a key part of this care, since diabetes management often needs small ongoing adjustments rather than a single fix.
Your first visit
At your first visit, the doctor will review your diabetes history, recent blood sugar readings, and any complications you may have noticed. Bring your glucose monitoring records or device, previous blood test reports, and a written list of your current medicines, including insulin or other diabetes medicines, so your routine can be reviewed accurately.
What else to expect
The doctor may examine your feet, check your blood pressure, and discuss your diet and activity levels. Based on this, you will receive practical guidance and a follow-up plan tailored to your day-to-day life, with room to adjust as your needs change.
Conditions
Conditions this speciality covers
General health information about some common conditions in this field — not a complete list, and not confirmation that every treatment mentioned is available at the hospital. Please speak to a doctor about your own situation.
Diabetic neuropathy
Nerve damage caused by prolonged high blood sugar, often affecting the feet and hands.
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Diabetic neuropathy develops gradually and can reduce sensation in the feet, making injuries harder to notice. Early attention to foot care and blood sugar control can help slow its progression.
Common symptoms
Numbness or tingling in feet or hands
Burning or shooting pain
Loss of balance
Reduced sensation to touch
Muscle weakness
How it is assessed
Assessment usually involves a nerve function examination and a review of blood sugar control over time.
Treatment options
Management focuses on tighter blood sugar control, foot care routines, and addressing discomfort as advised.
Diabetic retinopathy
Damage to the blood vessels of the retina caused by long-term high blood sugar.
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This condition can develop silently over years and is a leading cause of vision changes in people with diabetes, making regular eye checks an important part of diabetes care.
Common symptoms
Blurred vision
Dark spots or floaters
Difficulty seeing at night
Fluctuating vision
Gradual vision loss
How it is assessed
Regular eye examinations, including checks of the retina, help detect early changes.
Treatment options
Treatment approaches focus on blood sugar control alongside eye-specific care as advised by an eye specialist.
Diabetic kidney disease (nephropathy)
Gradual kidney damage that can occur with long-standing high blood sugar.
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The kidneys filter waste from the blood, and sustained high sugar levels can slowly affect this process, often without early symptoms, which is why routine checks matter.
Common symptoms
Swelling in feet or ankles
Foamy urine
Fatigue
High blood pressure
Reduced appetite
How it is assessed
Assessment typically involves blood and urine tests to check kidney function.
Treatment options
Management focuses on blood sugar and blood pressure control along with regular kidney function monitoring.
Diabetic foot problems
Reduced sensation and circulation in the feet that raise the risk of injuries and slow healing.
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Because nerve and circulation changes can reduce feeling in the feet, minor cuts or blisters may go unnoticed and take longer to heal, so daily foot checks are an important habit.
Common symptoms
Numbness in the feet
Slow-healing cuts or sores
Changes in foot skin colour or temperature
Swelling
Persistent foot pain
How it is assessed
Regular foot examinations check circulation, sensation, and skin condition.
Treatment options
Care generally includes wound care as needed, footwear advice, and better blood sugar control.
Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar)
A sudden drop in blood sugar that can occur in people managing diabetes with certain medicines.
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Hypoglycaemia can happen if food intake, activity, or medicine timing is out of balance, and recognising early signs helps prevent it from becoming severe.
Common symptoms
Shakiness
Sweating
Confusion
Rapid heartbeat
Sudden hunger
How it is assessed
Diagnosis is based on symptoms alongside a blood sugar reading at the time of the episode.
Treatment options
Management involves prompt correction of low sugar and a review of medicine timing, diet, and activity patterns.
Services
Tests, treatments and services
Charges and preparation apply to a consultation, test or procedure — not to a condition.
Common approaches in this speciality
General health information about how doctors in this field usually investigate and treat — not a list of services confirmed at Shreejii. Please ask reception what is available.
Consultations
Diabetes review consultation
A focused discussion of your blood sugar patterns, diet, and daily routine.
Why and what it involves: Diabetes review consultation
Why it is done: To identify what is working well and what needs adjustment in your diabetes care.
What it involves: Review of glucose records and a conversation about your daily habits.
Diagnostic tests
Complication screening
Checks of the eyes, feet, kidneys and nerves to look for early diabetes-related changes.
Why and what it involves: Complication screening
Why it is done: To catch complications early when they are easier to manage.
What it involves: A physical examination and relevant tests as advised.
Treatments & procedures
Blood sugar management planning
Adjusting diet, activity, and medicines to help stabilise blood sugar levels.
Why and what it involves: Blood sugar management planning
Why it is done: To reduce blood sugar swings and support day-to-day wellbeing.
What it involves: A personalised discussion of your routine and treatment options.
Follow-up & ongoing care
Ongoing diabetes monitoring
Regular follow-up visits to track blood sugar control and complication risk over time.
Why and what it involves: Ongoing diabetes monitoring
Why it is done: To keep your management plan aligned with your changing needs.
What it involves: Repeat blood tests and review of monitoring records.
The hospital has not published verified charges for this speciality yet. Contact the hospital for a personalised estimate — the cost depends on the consultation, tests or procedure your doctor recommends.
Final bills depend on your treatment plan, room category and clinical needs. Insurance cover and cashless approval depend on your insurer and policy.
This depends on your treatment plan and how stable your levels are; your doctor will suggest a monitoring schedule suited to you.
Can diabetes complications be reversed?
Some early changes can improve with better blood sugar control, while others may only be slowed down, so early detection through regular checks is valuable.
Why do my feet need regular checking if I have diabetes?
Diabetes can reduce sensation and circulation in the feet, so small injuries may go unnoticed without regular checks.
Does diet alone control blood sugar?
Diet plays an important role, but blood sugar control usually also depends on activity, medicines, sleep, and stress, so a combined approach works best.
Is it normal for blood sugar to vary day to day?
Some variation is common due to diet, activity, and stress, but large or frequent swings are worth discussing with your doctor.
Sources for general health information
This page is general health education, not medical advice. It has not been individually reviewed by a Shreejii doctor unless stated.