TMC Diabetes Center's Screening Packages

The Medical City's Diabetes Center offers comprehensive care and support to help patients living with or newly diagnosed with diabetes. Its full range of services include diagnosis, treatment, education and continued care.

The one-stop shop Diabetes Center aims to provide the country’s diabetic population with customized patient care and access to a multidisciplinary team approach.

Screening packages at TMC's Diabetes Center:

TMC DIABETES SCREENING PANEL
* 75gram OGTT (FBS and 2nd hour)
§ H* HBA1C

TMC GESTATIONAL DIABETES SCREENING PANEL
*2hr. OGTT using 75 gram glucose

TMC COMPLETE DIABETES PANEL

• Fasting blood sugar
• HbA1C
• Lipid profile
• Serum creatinine
• Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio
• Urinalysis
• SGPT
• Uric Acid
• Complete Blood count
• Chest X-ray
• 12 Lead ECG
• Fundus Photo
• Diabetic Foot Diagnostic Examination
• Diabetes Physical Therapy
• Nutrition Counseling
• Diabetes Education

TMC DIABETES CHEMISTRY PANEL

• Fasting blood sugar
• HbA1C
• Lipid profile
• Serum creatinine Ratio
• Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio
• Urinalysis
• SGPT
• Uric Acid
• Complete Blood count

TMC DIABETES CARE

• Nutrition counseling
• Diabetes Education
• Getting to Know Diabetes
• Living well with Diabetes: Managing Your Diabetes Daily and in Special Situations
• The Truth About Insulin : Know More, Worry Less
• Outsmart Diabetes: Diabetes Complications and How to Prevent Them
• Overcoming Gestational diabetes
• also: Diabetes Physical Therapy

PEDIATRIC TYPE 2DM SCREENING PANEL

• FBS
• HBA1C
• Insulin
• Lipid profile
• SGPT
• Uric Acid
• And others

TMC PEDIATRIC TYPE 1 DIABETES PANEL - 1

• FBS
• HBA1C
• Insulin
• Urinalysis

TMC PEDIATRIC TYPE 1 DIABETES PANEL - 2

• FBS
• HBA1C
• C-Peptide
• Urinalysis

PEDIATRIC DM COMPLICATION SCREENING (not package)

• ¨ TSH
• ¨ FT4
• ¨ Anti-thyroglobulin
• ¨ Anti-thyroid peroxidase
• ¨ Urine Micral
• ¨ Creatinine
• ¨ Cortisol (8am specimen)

Lifestyle Assessment and Management Program (LAMP)

Feeling anxious, sad or distressed about having a medical illness is common and may lead to poor quality of life. The Lifestyle Assessment and Management Program is especially designed to screen for emotional distress and to identify your particular difficulties in coping with Diabetes. It will only take 25 minutes of your time to answer the screening tests. The recommendations of our lifestyle management doctors will be discussed with you and conveyed to your physician.

Glycomark (1.5 anhydroglucitol)

Glycomark is a non-fasting blood test that measures a simple sugar called 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG for short). It is proven to measure 2 week average glucose spikes. It helps detects recent deterioration in glucose control, assess therapy effectiveness after change and reinforces positive adherence to therapy and lifestyle changes.

Diabetic Foot Diagnostic Examination

Even before the onset of signs and symptoms of foot problems, patients are encouraged to undergo Diabetic Foot Diagnostic Examination to identify risk factors. This is a comprehensive foot examination that includes inspection of the foot integrity. Bony deformities, joint mobility, and gait, the manner of walking and balance are also assessed. Monofilament testing to assess loss of sensation and determination of ankle brachial index to screen for peripheral artery disease are also done.

Fundus Photo

The Fundus Photography is a non-invasive and painless procedure which provides a basic retinal screening to rule out Diabetic Retinopathy. The Diabetes Center is equipped with Zeiss Visupac Fundus Camera which is considered as one of the best retinal diagnostics not only locally but also internationally.

The center is located at the 2nd Floor, Podium Bldg., The Medical City. It is open from Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

For inquiries, please call 988-1000 or 988-7000 ext. 6611.