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Superspeciality
Services / Diabetes |
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Introduction |
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Diabetes is a chronic disorder that requires
life long treatment and if untreated can affect
vital organs in the body once the complications
set in, the disease ravages the vital organs and
spells dom. Diabetes is said to be a "silent"
disease. Patients therefore need to be educated
regarding the killer disease. Therefore, an efficient
diabetes management team lead by a diabetologist
and supported by paramedical personnel educates
patients on basic facts about diabetes and day-to-day
management to avoid further complications.
The KEM Diabetes Unit is the first such centre
providing services to diabetic patients at very
affordable rates.
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History |
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The Diabetes Unit of the KEM Hospital was
started in 1985 under the Department of
Medicine and offered a weekly outpatients
clinic. It grew rapidly after it received
a research grant in collaboration with Dr.
TDR Hockaday, Oxford, UK. With the appointment
of separate staff and new laboratory facilities,
it soon it became a referral centrefor diabetic
patients in the region and a research centre
of repute.
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Further expansion occurred in 1992-93 with the
set up of the Pankunwar Firdodiya Diabetes Day
Care Centre and the Kamalnayan Bajaj Diabetology
Research Centre. The Diabetes Unit soon became
the best referral centre for diabetic patients
in the region. It offers organized patient education
for the first time in Western India, in addition
to providing quality patient care. When it started
Pankunwar Firdodiya Diabetes Day Care Centre offered
patient education for the first time in Western
India, in addition to providing quality patient
care. Special clinics are held for diabetic children
and their parents and for pregnant diabetic women.
Continuing Medical Education sessions for family
physicians, postgraduate students as well as nurses
is an important additional activity. The KEM Diabetes
Unit is the most active units of its kind.
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THE
TEAM: |
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Dr. Chittaranjan
S. Yajnik, Head of the Department, MD, FRCP |
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Dr. Shailaja
Kale, Senior Consultant |
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Dr. Harsada
Kudalkar, Consultant |
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Dr. Jayant
Deshpande, Consultant |
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Dr. Vaishali
Deshmukh, Consultant |
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Dr. Gauri
Damle, Consultant |
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Dr. Sanjay
Sane, Foot Surgeon |
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Dr. Manisha
Deshmukh, Preventive Foot Care |
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Dr. K. Meenakumari |
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Dr. C. Rao,
Asst.Lecturer. |
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SERVICES: |
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IDDM Clinic: A special clinic
for children suffering from diabetes.
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Foot Clinic: This unit is
set up for the early detection and
treatment of foot which is the most
common part of the body which gets
affected in Diabetic patients.
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Diabetes
Research Unit |
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Some of the studies being conducted by the Research
Center are described in brief below.
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1.
Wellcome Diabetes Study |
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Our first research project was designed
to study the characteristics of different
types of diabetes that are seen in
this part of the country and was named
`Wellcome Diabetes Study' to acknowledge
the generous financial support from
the Wellcome Trust, London, U.K. A
detailed study of diabetic patients
in India from the time of diagnosis
of diabetes and subsequent follow-up
to know more about the course of the
disease and its complications.
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Data from `Wellcome Diabetes Study' shows that
body weight and fat distribution are linked to
blood pressure, circulating lipids and leak of
proteins from the kidney. This prospective study
of diabetic patients is the first of its kind
in our country and has provided useful information
about the long-term outcome of diabetic patients
and the determinants of diabetes-related complications,
which develop over a period of time.
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2. The foetal-infant origin of adult diabetes
and Diabetes and ischaemic heart disease
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heart disease is a study conducted in the rural
hinterland of KEM's Shirdi Sai Baba Hospital (a
35 bed, secondary rural hospital run by KEM at
Vadu Budruk in Shirur Taluka) (provide link to
Vadu Hospital), are other renowned research projects
of the Diabetes Unit. For more detailed information
on these and other research projects, visit the
diabetes web page.
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3.
Expecting Mother's, their diet and diabetes in their
children |
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Fibrocalculous Pancreatic Diabetes |
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and insulin resistance |
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Sleep-related disorders and diabetes |
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CONTACT: |
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Mrs.
Shela Joshi : - 020-66037368 |
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