Services
Comprehensive Diabetes Mellitus Management Service
Recent data shows that one in every ten people in Hong Kong are suffering from diabetes, over 20% of the patients are under the age of 40. Due to insufficient insulin secretion or insulin resistance, diabetics have high blood glucose level which in serious case, can cause various severe complications, e.g. heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, foot gangrene and amputation. Though diabetes cannot be completely cured, with early detection and effective control, diabetics still can lead a normal life. People with diabetes should thus evaluate their health condition regularly, so as to reduce their chance for developing complications.
UCN provides ONE-STOP Comprehensive Diabetes Mellitus Management Service, covering various aspects including drug therapy, complication risk evaluation, diet control, diabetes self-management skill training and Chinese medicine treatment, which together, provide comprehensive care to diabetics and help improving their quality of life in the long run.
Scope of Service
- Diabetes Mellitus Complication Screening
- Support Services:
- Individual Nutrition Counselling for diabetes
To better control the blood glucose level, people with diabetes need to have daily meal planning on carbohydrates intake. Our team of experienced Registered Dietitians offer one-to-one nutrition counselling, tailor-made meal planning and recipe modification to help people with diabetes to have a balanced nutrition intake, maintain healthy body weight and prevent complications, which lead to an optimal long-term diabetic control.
- Chinese Medicine Treatment for Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus is categorised as "Xiao Ke" disease in Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine helps improving the body functioning and quality of life of people with diabetes through diet control, herbal medicines or acupuncture therapy. - Diabetics Support Group
Those who join any one of our Diabetes Mellitus Complication Screening Packages will be eligible for participating in the Diabetics Support Group. The Group offers a free course to diabetes patients and their family members to train up their diabetes self-management skill. The course will be conducted by a group of professionals (including Dietitians, Chinese Medicine practitioners, Nurses, Health Maintenance Officers, Physiotherapists and Social Workers etc.) on a circular basis with 2 sessions per month. Free blood glucose test, foot assessment, blood pressure and weight measurement, body fat analysis and psychological test will be offered to the participants. Free health packs and coupons will also be distributed during the course.
