Highlights

1) The first venture was commissioning of an innovative "Diabetes Health Education Unit" which was inaugurated by Dr. Julius Vaz, The Medical Director of Novo-Nordisk on 2nd March 2001. Our Diabetes educator who is specially trained gives supportive care and knowledge like early detection of diabetes, Self-blood glucose monitoring, attaining the importance of blood sugar control, symptoms and signs of low & high blood sugars, prevention and treatment.

2) Later, we have updated a separate nutrition clinic with qualified Dietitian to cater the exact requirement of individual diabetic patient's nutrition. Reinforcement of good healthy food habits Is taught to the diabetics as well as obese individuals. Nutritional counseling and advice is given to In-patients also, on cross consultancy request by the concerned consultants.


3) We have started giving Free Human Insulin Supply to children with diabetes with the profound generosity of Novo Pharmaceuticals. This year we planned to set up a separate diabetes clinic for children. During May, on mother's day, A Free summer camp for Diabetic children was conducted, perhaps first of its kind in this part of Karnataka, where in more than 27 children participated including the youngest one of 2-months old diabetic child. The message to the diabetic children and their parents was very effective.

4) Foot-care in Diabetes Is an essential factor, which accounts almost 12 percent of the total diabetic cases admitted at our KLES hospital. A Specialist team has been all-set up with this unique specialty Foot-Care clinic called "Podiatry-Service". This will definitely help in salvaging foot problems from amputation, if property diagnosed and treated. This would be one of a unique facility in this part of Karnataka. The Hon'ble Health Minister of Karnataka State, Dr. A. B. Malaka Reddy inaugurated the Diabetes Foot Care Clinic during the World Diabetes Day celebration - 2001. Celebration of the World Diabetes Day 2001 was a successful experiment with a massive rally wherein personalities of different walks of life exceeding 1500 people joined the diabetes walk giving mass awareness to the public about the silent killer disease- "Diabetes".

5) There is an unique Yoga / Exercise/ Stress Management Programme in the Diabetes centre to enable the patients to ensure their better blood sugar control to lead a happy and healthier life. These services are extended to the other specialities of the hospital on cross consultation and as well as to the general public who are wishing to undergo the Yoga Package.

6) Preventive Diabetes Clinic the other service unit In Diabetes Centre, where in children and relatives of diabetic individuals are called and they are screened for diabetes, and guided appropriately.

7) Diabetes-Eye Clinic is another addition to Diabetes Centre this year.

8) We have started with 2 clinical research projects and another one in progress with collaboration with Dr. Mohan's Centre about prevalence of diabetes in migrant Indian population in Middle East.

The future of the Diabetes Centre will move from strength to strength, more in the direction of courses on specific topics this year Is to Initiate teaching programme.

The Board of Management of KLE Society, the Chairman Sriyuta Prabhakar Kore, Dr. Sadhunavar, KLE Director & The Medical Director Dr. (Col.) A. K. Singh, The Principal,  Dr. V. D. Patil and our faculty colleagues have been continuously supporting this "The Journey & The Dream Protect" of our Centre in the last one-year.