What We Offer

The Diabetes Unit at Jehangir Hospital, Pune provides comprehensive diabetes care to treat, prevent and educate patients on living healthy lives with diabetes. We empower our patients’ and their families, to be an active participant in their daily care and equip them to make informed decisions. Patient education is our strength and the underlying theme of education is control of blood glucose and other risk factors to prevent complications of diabetes.

We offer diabetes treatment:

Treatment for prediabetes

For treating To treat your prediabetes, you should maintain healthy lifestyle choices that can help you bring your blood sugar level back to normal. Our doctors will assist you in making healthy lifestyle choices. Our renowned doctors will teach you how to manage your diabetes through diet and nutrition.

Type 2 & Type 1 Diabetes

Our Diabetes Unit offers patients the best possible care. We offer a multidisciplinary approach towards diabetes management with coordination between our team of skilled doctors, experienced educators and certified dieticians, all focused on improving the lives of people with diabetes. Our mission is not only to control sugars but to avoid and treat diabetes complications at the earliest, in order to help our patients lead a happy and healthy life.

Diabetic Foot

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of amputation of the legs worldwide. The primary goal of our Foot Clinic is to prevent and reduce the rate of foot amputations in people with diabetes. Every new patient is screened, to rule out the possibility of nerve damage and circulation damage (vascular disease). Specialized tests include nerve testing by biothesiometry, the Doppler test for circulation, the Harris foot mat for foot pressure study, and others.

In addition, we provide specialized care for patients with foot ulcers (secondary prevention), infections and problems with nerve and circulation damage through advanced technology including VAC therapy, ultrasonic debridement and surgical debridement.

We offer:

• Comprehensive foot examination of every patient visiting the Diabetes OPD
• Foot care education through lectures, subjective counselling and handouts given to patients
• Proactive treatment of pre-ulcers and non-healing ulcers
• OPD services and assistance, e.g. callosity paring, corns paring, ingrown nails pairing, electronic pedicure and complete wound care
• Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of diabetic Charcot foot
• Footwear and orthotic prescriptions for offloading the wound

Treatment for Gestational Diabetes

The hospital provides specialized and personalized care for pregnant women with Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes. Our goal is to help pregnant women with diabetes to control their blood sugar levels and lower the risk of diabetes-related complications, both for the mother and the baby..

A diabetologist offers medical advice while our expert dieticians and educators offer extensive guidance on lifestyle management (diet and physical activity) and home monitoring of blood glucose. Our Doctors continuously monitor your blood sugar level during labor.

A weekly follow-up is conducted where medical and nutritional management is reviewed. We also arrange a GDM (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus) meeting every month. Additionally, we coordinate with the obstetrician and offer assistance for blood sugar management during delivery. Furthermore, we conduct post-delivery follow-up to reassess their diabetes status due to the high risk of developing diabetes in the future.

Diabetic Rheumatology

Rheumatology deals with diseases of the musculoskeletal system, many of which are autoimmune. Rheumatoid Arthritis and type 1 diabetes are both autoimmune diseases; a condition in which your immune system turns against the body’s healthy cells. Patients with diabetes commonly have musculoskeletal problems (diabetes hand, frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome, and others).

If uncontrolled, diabetes can affect the muscles and skeleton, leading to joint pain, nerve damage, and other symptoms. Management includes early recognition, pharmacotherapy, physiotherapy and local measures such as intra-articular steroids in the shoulders. Both patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes will benefit.

The primary goal of our team is to restore optimal function and improve quality of life as soon as possible. Our team is well-educated, experienced and well-equipped to tackle all problems. We use an extensive assessment system and employ the latest evaluations and treatment strategies that are based entirely on available evidence. We incorporate strategies that are based on the unique requirements of each individual and discuss all treatment options, ensuring that we answer all questions. We spend as much time as is needed, and a therapist is available every step of the way to recovery.

The Diabetes Unit is equipped with high-quality diagnostic and screening equipment to screen and measure the risk factors of diabetes. To name a few: DEXA, Periscope, ABI, Trinetra test, EZ scan, Biothesiometry and ABPM.

The hospital is also contributing to CSR-based research through Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute (HCJMRI) which was founded in 1995 with the objective of contributing to Scientific Research and improving the quality of life of humans. HCJMRI is a sister concern of the Jehangir Hospital, Pune and is situated on the premises of the Hospital. View more details and other research studies conducted in the unit: Sweetlings- run by HCJMRI and Jehangir Hospital, Pune) to provide holistic medic.