Specialized Diabetes Consultants All the Consultants are North American Board certified with extensive experience in the management of diabetes and its complications. Specialized Nurse and Dietitian Diabetes Educators Diabetes management needs a comprehensive approach. These specialized educators provide the recommendation for lifestyle modification for the patient and family to achieve good control. Given our belief that diabetes education is the key to success, we provide different levels of education from individual counseling to group classes to meet the patient needs. Retinal Camera The technology being used by the Dubai Diabetes Center to obtain retinal imaging is the most modern and does not require the use of eye drops to dilate the pupils This test allows us to prevent blindness by detecting early eye damage which is one of the major complications of diabetes. Exercise Evaluation Exercise physiologist is a key member of the Dubai Diabetes Center tea. This specialist evaluates the exercise capacity of an individual and designs an individualized program of exercise based on the patient's condition. These patients are then followed up on a regular basis. Advanced Technology The Dubai Diabetes Center team has stateof -the -art technology to manage diabetes. This helps in providing the most advanced care in diabetes. This includes the use of glucometer, sensors and insulin pumps. Podiatry Our podiatry clinic at Dubai Diabetes Center is the first such facility in the public sector. It is fully equiped with the latest equipments and is managed by a highly trained podiatrist. This clinic provides multiple different services in terms of foot care for diabetics. Pediatric Endocrinology Services Dubai Diabetes Center offers Outpatient Pediatric Endocrinology services. This includes the diagnosis and management of endocrinologic conditions in children from birth until age 18 years, namely diabetes, thyroid disorders, short stature, underweight, and pubertal disorders. We offer a full team to manage diabetes in children, which includes (alongside the physician) a team of diabetes nurse educators and dietary specialists. Diabetes nurse educators provide comprehensive educations for patients and their families about diabetes. Every detail of diabetes care is taught in a supportive and open environment to obtain the best results and diabetes control possible. Diabetes nurse educators are also experts in diabetes technologies and teach families and guide them through the steps of starting insulin pumps and sensors. All of this is done under in coordination with the physician and under physician supervision. Dietary specialists provide teaching for patients and families about management of food with diabetes, namely learning how to make better food choices that will help diabetes control and how to assess insulin needs for different amounts and types of food. Dietitians also play an integral role in management of obesity and helping families make healthy lifestyle changes which will benefit the patient and their family. We offer the full breadth of outpatient care needed for diabetics (including labs, retinal scans/ ophthalmologic care, and podiatry). We also offer a specialized team approach to obesity medicine which is designed to help children move towards healthy lifestyles and slow down weight gain in a natural way.