Treatment · Neurology
Diabetes & cholesterol management
Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar stays higher than the healthy range. High cholesterol is a raised level of fats in the blood. Both are treatable risk factors for stroke, nerve damage, and eye disease. The clinic offers assessment, monitoring, and ongoing management, coordinated with your other doctors.
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The full guide
What it is
Diabetes and high cholesterol are long-term conditions of the blood sugar and blood fats. Both affect blood vessels and nerves over time, which is why they matter in a neurology and eye clinic: they raise the risk of stroke, contribute to peripheral neuropathy, and diabetes can damage the retina at the back of the eye.
Why a doctor may recommend it
The doctor may recommend this care if tests have shown raised sugar or cholesterol, after a stroke or a transient ischaemic attack, when diabetes is present alongside numbness or tingling in the feet, or as part of planned long-term risk-factor care. It may also follow a family history discussed at consultation.
How to prepare
You may be asked to come fasting for some blood tests; the clinic tells you when booking. Bring your medicines list with doses, your glucometer readings if you self-monitor, and previous laboratory reports. Do not skip prescribed medicines before the visit unless the clinic tells you to.
Safety and what to expect from care
This is long-term care, reviewed and adjusted over time. If you take sugar-lowering medicines, learn the signs of low blood sugar, such as shakiness, sweating, and confusion, and tell the clinic if they occur. This website is not for emergencies; for drowsiness, confusion, or signs of a stroke, call 108 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Results and follow-up
The doctor agrees a review interval with you and coordinates with your other doctors. If you have diabetes, regular diabetic retinopathy screening at the clinic’s eye practice is part of routine care, alongside blood pressure and kidney checks.
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Before you come
What to bring and how to prepare
A short checklist to run through before your appointment. If anything here is unclear, call the clinic and ask.
- You may be asked to come fasting for some blood tests; the clinic tells you when booking.
- Bring your medicines list with doses, your glucometer readings if you self-monitor, and previous laboratory reports.
- Do not skip prescribed medicines before the visit unless the clinic tells you to.
What happens
On the day.
What to expect from the moment you arrive to the moment you leave.
during
During the visit
the doctor reviews your history and examines you; in diabetes this can include checking sensation in the feet. Blood tests may include glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), a measure of average blood sugar over about three months, and a lipid profile, which measures cholesterol and related fats.
after
Afterwards
the results are explained, and the plan may cover food, activity, tobacco, and medicines where prescribed. Targets are set for each person rather than taken from a single chart.
Before your appointment
Frequently asked questions
Practical answers about preparation, timing and what happens at the clinic.
What is HbA1c?
HbA1c, or glycated haemoglobin, reflects your average blood sugar over about the last three months. It is used with your own readings to monitor diabetes and guide the plan.
Does diabetes affect the eyes?
Yes. Over time, diabetes can damage the small blood vessels of the retina, called diabetic retinopathy. Early stages usually cause no symptoms, so regular retinal screening is part of routine diabetes care.
Where this fits
Related care and consulting times.
The conditions this is used alongside, and when the consultant sees patients at the clinic.
Consultation hours
- Neurology
- Mon, Wed, Fri, 5:30 PM–8:30 PM.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Priya Raman, MBBS, MD, DM (Neurology) —
Appointments
Plan your visit.
Mon, Wed, Fri, 5:30 PM–8:30 PM.