Endocrinology:
We take care of
A) Diabetes :
Complete care of diabetic individuals.
We take care of Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, diabetes in pregnancy, Diabetes of young. Apart from glycemic parameters we also assess beta cell functional reserve with the help of C Peptide. Insulin resistance can also measured with HOMA IR.
FREE CONSULTATION:
For economically needy people
• We provide free sugar tests and free consultation on 2nd Wednesday of every month
• For children free consultation in the evening, 6.30 PM to 7.30 PM by Dr. Madhurima on every Monday.
Comprehensive Management:
More and more choices are available in the diabetic treatment armamentarium. Greater than eight classes of Oral Antidiabetic Drugs (OADs), and several different insulins in various combinations are available now a day. We personalize treatment according to degree of hyperglycemia, BMI, duration of diabetes, age, coexisting medical disorders and financial status to achieve suitable goals with OADs and insulins.
Follow up: During follow up we monitor progress in terms of glycemic control, hypertension control and lipid status apart from life style issues. Preventing and postponing complications with appropriate screening procedure for diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy & nephropathy will be done during follow up.
Patient Education Materials:
Hypoglycemia care
Glucose monitor log
Foot care precautions
Sick day rules
Injection technique
Obesity monitoring charts
Dietary Advice:
Individualized dietary charts for children, lean individuals, obese individual by qualified dietician.
B) Thyroid Disorders:
GIDE Hospital is renowned for care of hypothyroid patients across all age groups (from neonates to old age), Thyroid disorders in pregnancy
hyperthyroid Disorders:
Correct diagnosis of type of hyperthyroidism / thyrotoxicosis. (Subacute, silent, postpartum).
Appropriate treatment of hyperthyroid individuals with antithyroid drugs, suggestion for radioiodine /surgery where needed.
Diagnosis of Resistance thyroid hormone (RTH) cases etc.,
C) Obesity:
Giving special emphasis on counselling for diet, exercise and supervised medical treatment by team of nutritionist and Endocrinologist. Referral for Bariatric surgery when needed.
D) Hypertension:
Comprehensive management of hypertension, taking care of lipids and preventing heart problems following recent guidelines. Monitoring for complications.
E) Growth problems in Children:
Diagnosis of cause of short stature followed by appropriate treatment including calcium, vitamin D, thyroid hormones and growth hormone where needed. We treat growth hormone deficiency, Turners syndrome and chronic kidney disease individuals with growth hormone therapy for promotion of linear growth.
F) Gynecologic Endocrinology:
Hormonal problem in girls and women such as PCOD, absence or delayed onset of secondary sexual characters. Unwanted hair, hormonal causes of infertility, premature ovarian failure, menopause and post-menopausal problem.
G) Male sexual problems:
Impotence, low sperm count, Gynecomastia.
H) Bone Disorders:
Rickets, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis. We treated rare problems of oncogenic osteomalacia, renal tubular acidosis.
We provide medical management of conditions including intersex in new born and children.
Pituitary Gland (Hypo / Hyper function)
Adrenal Gland (Hypo / Hyper function)
Genetic disorders of endocrine dysfunctions
PEDIATRICS
We take care of
1) Newborns their nutritional requirement, growth and vaccination. We have neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) taking care of preterm babies, neonatal jaundice, respiratory problems with meconium aspiration pneumonia).
2) Growth monitoring of children and appropriate nutritional advice (well baby clinic)
3) All infectious fevers
4) All allergic problems, Asthma
5) Vaccines up to 15 years age
6) Inpatient facility for acute problems
7) Neonatal intensive care Unit (NICU)
8) Created friendly fearless environment to children with large play area.
DIETICIAN
Qualified Dietician with 06 Yrs experience.
Prepares individual diet plan to children, to lean individuals, obese individual for all health problems.
Diabetes, renal problems, uric acid, CKD etc…
Iron rich foods
Calcium rich foods
Compiled data for various nutritional powders, biscuits.
PHARMACY
Karthik Medicals (in our premises), is the 1st pharmacy in Kakinada to give 10% discount on all medicines
Maintains cold chain for insulin and growth hormone
LAB SERVICES
GIDE LAB is the 1st stand-alone individual lab with NABL Accreditation in Kakinada. Only after demonstrating adequate internal quality control system over long term and good performance in external quality assurance programme this accreditation is awarded by NABL organization. We have the largest menu of hormones in the district with same day results. Ours is the first lab to employ lab integrated system in the district.
Unique facilities in GIDE LAB:
• NABL Accredited LAB
• Bar coding
• Lab integrated system (machines will automatically identify the samples with the help of barcode, do the analysis and transmit the data to server/client without manual interference)
• Reports directly to your phone with “Live Health App”. All the reports (except the out sourced tests) are released on same day.
• Widest menu of hormones with results on the same day in the district (no need for client to visit again) for collecting the reports.
• Hormones by Siemens Centaur XP (third generation CLIA)
• HbA1c (three-month average glucose) by Gold Standard HPLC technology (Bio-Rad D10)
• Bone mineral density by GE LUNAR
We are outfitted with latest equipment
Hormonal Analyzers (Siemens Centaur XP & CP)
Biochemistry analyzer BA 400 (Bio-system)
HbA1c by Gold Standard HPLC (Bio-Rad D10)
Hematology Analyzer (Nihon Kohden)
Sensa core Electrolyte analyzer
Urine Analyzers
Bone Mineral Density (GE LUNAR)
X-ray (Siemens)
Fundus for study of retina in diabetic individuals.
We have comprehensive range of tests covering
Biochemistry (Glucose fasting, postprandial, random, Glucose tolerance test, 3 months average glucose by HPLC technology)
Kidney tests (Serum creatinine, urea, uric acid, Urine albumin creatinine ratio and protein creatinine ratios)
Liver function tests
Electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium in serum and urine, serum magnesium)
Hemoglobin, Total leucocyte count, Platelet count and other indices. By hematology Analyzer (Nihon Kohden)
Hormone analysis thyroid hormones (T3, T4, TSH, FT3, FT4, Anti TPO antibodies, Anti Thyroglobulin antibodies), reproductive hormones like LH, FSH, Prolactin, Testosterone, others like Prostate specific antigen)
Vitamin D, Vitamin B 12, Ferritin, C Peptide.
Bone parameters including intact PTH, serum and urine calcium, phosphorous, alkaline phosphatase and vitamin D.
ECG
Bone mineral Density (BMD) by GE LUNAR at Lumbar spine, Dual femur (Hip), forearm and whole body composition analysis.
X-ray
Fundus to screen for Diabetic retinopathy
Biothesiometry & Ankle brachial index to screen diabetic neuropathy
Urine tests including 24 hours urine parameters
