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Diabetes and Endocrine Unit

Hillingdon Hospital: Lower ground floor
Diabetes & Endocrine Unit, Diabeticare and Pagett ward.
Diabeticare (out-patients): 01895 279229
Walk in enquiries: Monday to Thursday, 9am - 4pm. Friday, 9am - 12pm.
Pagett Ward (in-patients): 01895 279988

The Hillingdon Diabetes and Endocrine Unit is based at Hillingdon Hospital. It includes the Pagett ward for in-patients, and Diabeticare (out-patient District Diabetes Centre) where the team also sees patients with other hormone or metabolic problems. There is also a diabetic and an endocrine clinic at Mount Vernon Hospital (no walk-in). Patients meet members of an experienced multi-disciplinary team including doctors, nurses with specialist skills, midwives, dietitians, podiatrists, psychologists. Diabeticare Our clinics and consultants Friendly diabetes patient support groups More information

Diabetes

Diabetes is a condition where the blood glucose (sugar) rises. It can, over years, cause complications.

This risk can be reduced by healthy eating (see Nutrition and Dietetics); exercise; controlling weight, blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. It is due to lack or imbalance of insulin (a hormone). The specialty of hormone disorders is called endocrinology.

Endocrine and Metabolic Problems

Endocrine problems include thyroid, adrenal, ovarian and pituitary disease. We also care for people with metabolic problems (disorders of body chemistry) such as high calcium or high cholesterol. Another name for cholesterol is lipid. Many patients have a mixture of endocrine and metabolic problems.

See also: Nutrition and Dietetics Department (with diet sheets)

Diabeticare

Diabeticare is the Diabetes and Endocrine outpatient department, dedicated to patients with diabetes and other hormone problems. Outpatient clinics are held from Monday to Friday, 9 - 5pm. Staff are available without appointment (walk-in) to respond to enquiries regarding your diabetic management and equipment but it may be necessary to refer you for a further appointment. Out-patient appointments in Diabeticare: Patients with urgent problems can be seen on the same day and most people can be seen within two weeks of referral.

Our clinics:

The consultants are Dr Hillson, Dr Edwards, Dr Baburaj and Dr Mitchell. Links with other specialties include paediatrics, obstetrics, renal medicine, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, vascular surgery as needed. We also share care with GPs. Patients can usually see a female or male doctor if they wish.

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Friendly diabetes patient support groups:

Hillingdon Hospital, Diabetes Support Group:
Diabetics helping diabetics and carers. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, from 10am to 12 midday in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There is free tea, coffee and biscuits. Please drop in.

Do not feel alone with diabetes. Come and talk with others. Share experiences. Learn from each other about living with diabetes. Exchange recipes.
Contact: Joan Stevens via Diabeticare, tel: 01895 279265

See also: Hillingdon Patient Support Group

Asian support group – Thursday afternoons, alternate months
Contact: Josna Patel, tel: 01895 486040

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