Diabetes & Endocrinology Centre provides comprehensive services for assessment, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of endocrine diseases, including Diabetes Mellitus, metabolic syndrome and weight management, thyroid disorders and other endocrine diseases etc.
The centre also offers a one-stop comprehensive diabetes complication screening programme to effectively assess and manage diabetes complications. Moreover, diabetic self-management education is one of our key focus, our centre will empower patients with knowledge and resources to manage their condition effectively.
Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease by which people cannot regulate the blood glucose (sugar) level. This can be due to insufficient insulin production or insulin resistance, so that, glucose cannot be consumed as energy source effectively, resulting in high blood glucose level, while extra glucose will be excreted in urine. High blood glucose levels may lead to acute or chronic complications.
| Acute Diabetic Complication | Chronic Diabetic Complications |
| High blood glucose with the presence of ketone in the body is a feature of diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar non-ketotic hyperglycaemia. Patient may present with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, marked dehydration and even coma, which is a life threatening medical emergency. | Persistent high blood glucose levels may lead to vascular and nerve damages, which in turn affect organ functions as followings:
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- Endocrine Diseases are related to malfunctioning of endocrine system. Endocrine system comprises a number of endocrine glands which produce and release hormones to control important haemostasis, such as growth development, tissue function, metabolism, sexual function and reproduction. Our centre provides diagnostic tests and management to patients with challenging endocrine diseases.
| Thyroid disorder:
Thyroid gland syntheses and secretes thyroid hormone which regulate our body metabolism. Common disorders of thyroid gland include hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and thyroid nodule. |
Pituitary disorder:
Pituitary gland secretes the major types of hormones among all endocrine glands. Common tumors arising from pituitary gland include prolactinoma, growth hormone adenoma (acromegaly), Cushing’s disease and non-functioning pituitary adenoma. |
Adrenal disorder:
Adrenal gland secretes hormones to regulate the body fluid balance and osmolarity. Three main functioning adrenal tumors are Conn’s adenoma, pheochromocytoma and Cushing’s syndrome. |
| Metabolic syndrome:
It refers to a cluster of metabolic risk factors including central obesity, high triglyceride level, low HDL-cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. |
Osteoporosis:
Decrease of estrogen level will result in higher bone fracture risk in postmenopausal women. |
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS):
Majority of patients are obese and present with hirsutisim (increase hair growth) and menstrual irregularity. |
- Endocrine Dynamic Function Tests
| Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test | ACTH Stimulation Test |
| Short Synacthen Test | Growth Hormone Suppression Test |
- Podiatrist Consultation
Podiatry is a discipline highly specialized in the medical treatment of the foot. Our podiatrist provides comprehensive all-in-one service in preventing, diagnosing and treating of various foot related diseases.
| Diagnosis and management of skin/ toenail problems | Lower limb biomechanical assessment |
| Prevention measures for foot disorders/ complications | Bespoke orthoses |
- Diabetes Nursing Services
| Insulin / GLP-1 RA Injection Education | Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) | Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose (SMBG) education |
| Hypoglycaemia Prevention and Management Education | Screening for Diabetic Neuropathy | Phone Follow-Up Service on insulin education |
Service Hours
| Tuesday & Thursday | 9:30am - 12:00pm; 3:00pm - 5:30pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30am - 12:00pm |
| Sunday & Public Holidays | Closed |
Contact
| Address | 12/F, HKBH East Kowloon Medical Centre, 8 Yan Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon |
| Phone | 2339 5990 |
| Fax | 2339 4550 |
| decek@hkbh.org.hk |
| Consultation Fee | $1200 |