Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre

Diabetes Specialities Services

Diabetology	Diabetic Eye Unit	Laboratory	Dietetics and Nutrition
Support group for juvenile diabetic patients		Stress Management	Foot Clinic
Radiology Services	In Patient	Heart Clinic	Diabetic Kidney Clinic
Pharmacy	Diabetes Products	Diabetes Books

	Headed by Prof. V. Mohan, M.D., FRCP(London, Edinburgh & Glasgow), Ph.D., D.Sc., FNASc
	Twelve well qualified full-time diabetologists
	Patients undergo a detailed clinical assessment by the diabetologist
	Patients undergo full battery of investigations
	Over 1,40,000 patients receive treatment for diabetes

	Headed by Dr. M. Rema, M.B.B.S., D.O., Ph.D., FABMS
	Four ophthalmologists and seven eye technicians
	Unique protocol for screening for diabetic retinopathy
	Every diabetic patient who visits Dr. Mohan's DSC, undergo retinal examination once in a year
	Optical Coherence Tomography III (OCT) has been set up recently to detect early changes in the nerve fiber.
	Routine screening for Glaucoma is also done using state of the art technology.
	Fundus photography and flourescein angiography are done on a routine basis.
	Over 30,000 patients have received laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy
	Over 1000 diabetic patients have undergone cataract extraction with IOL after good control of diabetes and any infections

	A band of efficient and dedicated dietitians.
	Individualized diet prescriptions and advice to patients.
	A diabetic diet museum.
	At every review, the patients diet is analyzed by the dietitian and adherence to diet is assessed by a scoring system.
	Every day Diet lecture is conducted by dietitians at Dr. Mohan's DSC.

Diet lecture for new patients

Individualized diet advice to patients.

EMED System to Measure
Foot Pressure Distribution

	Diabetic foot disease is a major cause of morbidity leading to amputations.

	Routine screening of the feet of all diabetics is done to detect early foot complications

	Sophisticated Equipments - Doppler test to check the blood circulation - Biothesiometry to check sensation of the feet are available - EMED Foot pressure measurement system to measure the pressure under the foot which is the main culprit which leads to diabetic ulcers

	Measurements from EMED categorise and identify persons at risk of developing foot problems

	Clinicians adopt and advise precautionary measures both in terms of treatment strategies and by way of advising to use customized foot wear

	Chiropody services are also available which includes attention to nails, treatment of corns, calluses and other foot problems

	Headed by Dr. Ravikumar MBBS, DMRD, DMRE, DNB, Ph.D.
	Equipped with a high-resolution ultrasound machine with Colour Doppler facilities.
	Routine ultrasounds - detect problems in the liver, kidneys, pancreas etc.
	Special tests - determine the intimal medial thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery, an early indicator of athereosclerosis (thickening of arteries).
	First in India, to show an increased IMT of the carotid artery in diabetic subjects compared to the non-diabetic subjects.
	Haemodynamically significant obstruction in the carotid artery, peripheral vessels (leg and feet) and renal arteries can be diagnosed

	The Diabetic Heart Clinic is run at the centre with the help of leading cardiologist.
	The centre has facilities for Computerized ECG and Cardiac Stress Testing with a Computerised Treadmill and EchoCardiography.
	This helps early detection of Diabetic heart problems.
	Special tests to determine the future risk of developing coronary heart disease
	Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] assay - research done at Dr. Mohan's DSC indicates a strong association of Lp(a) with coronary heart disease in Indian diabetic patients.

	65 bedded in-patient diabetes care unit.
	Round the clock diabetic care and nursing is available
	Dedicated team of doctors, nurses and other supporting staff
	Dr. Mohan's DSC in-patient services offer a variety of rooms general wards / single rooms / deluxe rooms / super deluxe rooms to suit different budgets

Operation Theatre

	Dr. Mohan's DSC offers specialized surgical services
	Three well equipped operation theatres
	Surgeries related to diabetic foot complications, general and cataract surgeries are routinely done
	Experienced surgeons - Dr. Vasudevan, Dr. Venkatachalapathy and Dr.Prasad.

	Diabetic Nephropathy is a major cause of death in diabetes
	Doing a test called "microalbuminuria" it is possible to diagonise diabetic nephropathy at an early stage
	This will help to prevent patients from going to advanced or endstage diabetic kidney disease

	Diabetes treatment needs different supplies
	Therapeutic agents -insulin, oral hypoglycaemic agents
	Diabetes Monitoring - testing equipments for urine sugar, blood sugar etc.
	Diabetes education – Audio, video cassettes, books and pamphlets on Diabetes and related complications
	Nutritional tips for diabetic subjects
	Diabetic diet – Dietary supplements free of sugar, diabetic jam.
	Diabetic chocolates, Diabetic biscuits etc

	Latest blood glucose monitoring meters are available at affordable prices.
	Pen injectors which help to reduce pain of insulin injections are also available at specially discounted prices.
	Very often diabetic patients have to go from pillar to post trying to get these medicines and diabetic dietary supplements.
	To help diabetic patients to obtain all the supplies under one roof.
	At the same time to reduce costs by offering attractive discounts on all medicines and supplies
	A Diabetes Supplies Centre has been started at the centre

Some of the products available at our pharmacy (Diabetes Supplies Centre) are

Books on Diabetes


What is Diabetes?	Classification of Diabetes	Exercise and Diabetes	Living with insulin	Insulin Injection Technique


Oral Hypoglycemic Agents	Hypoglycemia	Holidays and Travel	Diabetic Retinopathy	Diabetic Kidney Disease


Diabetic Heart Disease	How to prevent Diabetic Foot Complications	Self Monitoring of Glucose	Prevention of Diabetes	DMDSC Cooking Tips


DMDSC 101 Nutrition Tips for Diabetic patients	Healthy Recipes & Nutrition Guidelines	Diet manual for Diabetes	Diabetes Cook Book(English)	Diabetes Cook Book(Tamil)


Handbook of Diabetes mellitus

For more information or to order the product, write with the code number to

Diabetes Supplies Centre
6B Conran Smith Road
Gopalapuram
Chennai - 600 086
Email : drmohansc@vsnl.net