Ceylinco Diabetes Centre promotes diabetes screening in November

Sweet treats may be anathema to diabetics, but the Ceylinco Diabetes Centre intends to encourage greater numbers of Sri Lankans to undergo testing for the disease this November by sweetening what could normally be a reluctant visit to its precincts.

Free tests, discounts, chances to win valuable prizes and a special screening package for diabetes are available to those who use the services of the Centre throughout the month as part of an effort to combat the spread of diabetes  and support initiatives around the world connected with World Diabetes Day, on 14 November.

Ceylinco Diabetes Centre’s Senior Medical Officer Dr. Charuky Weerasuriya said: “We continue to organise activities to promote awareness of the importance of screening for diabetes, because early detection and proper management of the disease can prevent or delay some of its worst consequences.”

A comprehensive diabetes screening package at a special discounted price is available at the Centre in November. This includes a consultation session and a complete physical examination by a doctor, computation of Body Mass Index (BMI), check for visual acuity, Fasting Blood Sugar test (FBS), HbA1C test, lipid profile, Urine for Micro Albumin Test, Serum Creatinine test, ECG, Fundus Photograph (photograph of retina), consultation with an Eye Surgeon and a session with a diabetes educator.

The Centre will provide those who undergo screening with a detailed report based on the results of the tests. They will also be provided an opportunity to discuss the reports with a doctor at the Centre.

Those who undergo diabetes screening will also receive a free foot assessment and an ear check up which includes an Audiogram, Typhanogram and Otoscopic examination, the Centre said.

In addition, anyone who obtains a diabetes screening package from the Centre in November 2011 will be eligible to win one of 15 Blood Glucose Monitors, used to test the concentration of glucose in the blood.

All tests, consultations and treatment at the Ceylinco Diabetes Centre located at Park Street Colombo 2 take place in a comfortable non-hospital atmosphere. Appointments to obtain a package can be made by calling the Centre on 2490290.

A highly specialised outpatient clinic for screening, detection and management of diabetes and its complications, the Centre conducts clinics in Diabetology, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Vascular, Diet and Nutrition.

 An in-house Medical Laboratory is equipped to conduct a comprehensive range of diagnostic tests, while the Centre’s Diabetes shop provides diabetic medications and other diabetes related products.