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Instructions to Patients |
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Jothydev’s Diabetes and Research Centre, the super specialty centre for advanced diabetes care in India is located at Mudavanmugal, Trivandrum, Kerala. |
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| 1 . | All new patients have to take a prior appointment either through the telephone (+91 471 2356200, +91 9846040055) or internet (info@jothydev.net) | |
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| 2 . | Before reaching the hospital, all new patients should undergo 12 hrs of fasting for the blood tests. (Can have dinner at 8.00 pm and then the blood test be done at 8.00 am next day. Make sure there is no caloric intake for 12 hours) | |
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| 3 . | A newly registered patient may go through various procedures at our centre, besides the blood test. | |
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| 4 . | Different packages are available for long term care (Rs.4500 and above) from which selections can be made based on stage of diabetes, age of the patient, distance from the center and economic status.(The JDC staff will give guidance). Poor patient packages (limited tests and no consultation fee) start from Rs.50 onwards. The center also offers totally free treatment for the destitute patients and orphans. |
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| 5 . | Additional tests and medications may be required based on status of the disease. | |
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| 6 . | Dilated eye examination will be conducted to diagnose early retinopathy. | |
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| 7 . | The services of a dental clinic are also available in the centre. | |
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| 8 . | Preferably a responsible caretaker should accompany the patient to enable long term follow up instructions/ education on meters, dosage titrations, reporting via telephone/ internet, etc. It has been our experience that the treatment will not yield desired results with out the co-operation of the caretaker. | |
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| 9 . | Please openly discuss with the team all your ailments including sexual dysfunction if any. | |
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| 10 . | After completing all these procedures in our centre, patient will be ready to consult the diabetes team and the diabetologist. | |
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| 11 . | A new patient has to dedicate a whole day in the center. Please come prepared for that. (If you are too busy and cannot find time to take care of your own health please avoid us) | |
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| 12 . | All major Credit cards are accepted here. |
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| 13 . | Food is available at the JDC canteen. (The institution is in the process of expansion and the canteen presently functions in a temporary building) | |
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The salient feature of this centre is the presence of diabetes professionals working with unmatched team spirit along with the patients. Dr Jothydev is one of the famous diabetologists in India and started practicing in 1997. Now he is having his own diabetes centre where patients from all over the world come to consult him and get physical examinations done. Dr Jothydev, in order to make diabetes treatment more cost effective, has started a new system in his centre for his patient which is called DTMS (Diabetes Tele Management System). DTMS training is the most important training session for the patients and their caretakers. Under this system, patients are educated on blood sugar monitoring and reporting. The patients have to measure their blood sugar values using the glucometer four times a day i.e., at fasting, 2 hrs after breakfast, 2 hrs after lunch and 2 hrs after dinner. Patients are provided with 2 landline numbers and 4 mobile numbers for reporting their blood sugar values. 24 hrs helpline number is also provided for use incase of emergencies. Patients can also report the SMBG values through email or web site. The use of DTMS has very well controlled the unpredictable emergencies related to hypoglycemia compared to the conventional treatment and at the same time helped reaching the goals of treatment. Research on this time tested system has proven to cut down the future costs of treating diabetes complications especially in old age. |
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For more details please
call +91 9846040055 |
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