Adult Endocrinology

Endocrinology is a branch of medicine that focuses on hormones, endocrine glands and the related organs. Hormones are chemical messengers that travel through the blood from one part of your body to another. Many vital bodily functions are regulated by hormones, including sleep, metabolism, sexual function and growth.

The Department of Endocrinology at SKMC offers comprehensive services for diabetes and the spectrum of endocrinological disorders. Our multidisciplinary endocrine team comprises consultants, diabetes educators, dieticians, podiatric foot care staff and retinal screening staff. Additionally, to best care for our patients, we also provide phlebotomy services on-site. Our highly specialized team consists of endocrinologists, pathologists, nuclear medicine specialists, radiologists and otolaryngologist (ENT) surgeons, who offer a range of thyroid cancer services. 

Conditions We Treat 

Diabetes

• Type 1 and type 2 diabetes management
• Diabetes diagnosis, monitoring and treatment 
• Medication reviews and prescriptions
• Improvement of glycaemic control through monitoring and analysis
• Diabetic Retinopathy Screening (DRS)
• Diabetes education
• Dietetic support
• Preventing, detecting and treating acute diabetes complications
• Use of technology in diabetes treatment (including pump management, real-time glucose monitoring (rtCGM), intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM)

Endocrine

• Thyroid diseases: hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
• Thyroid cancer diagnosis and management, including iodine ablation
• FNA, CT, MRI imaging and ultrasound 
• Osteoporosis evaluation, treatment and fracture risk modification
• Management of all rare metabolic bone diseases
• DEXA bone density scans
• Calcium disorders and vitamin D deficiency
• Pituitary disorders
• Adrenal disorders
• Female hormone disorders – Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), menstrual disorders and menopause
• Testosterone deficiency and male hypogonadism
• Cancers of the endocrine glands

Special Technology

Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) benefit from the latest technologies such as state-of-the-art insulin pumps and real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). 

Unique Cases

We treat a wide range of unique cases, including x-linked hypophosphatemic rickets, autosomal recessive vitamin D hydroxylation-deficient rickets type 1A (VDDR1A), pregnancy-related osteoporosis, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia as well as other rare secondary osteoporosis conditions.