DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION CLINIC ACTIVITES

 

WVSGH DIABESTES AND HYPERTENSION CLINIC

The Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital was mandated to organize a diabetes clinic which commenced last November 2021 under the hospital's Public Health Unit or PHU.

The aim of the diabetes clinic, which is currently known as WVSGH DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION CLINIC is to provide continual care to patients with diabetes and hypertension.  Hypertension was incorporated in the program because hypertension and diabetes are co-morbidity of one another.  We aim in giving wholistic care among diabetics and hypertension not only through consultation but also providing basic medical knowledge of diabetes and hypertension with their complications, not only limited among the medical and nursing staff but also among our patients as well.

Our activities involve lectures on diabetes and hypertension in relation to several disciplines like foot care, medical nutrition, and other essentials for diabetes and hypertension care.

Teaching our staff and patient on proper insulinization and techniques

Sir James of Embecta demonstrating to our clients proper insulin delivery with the use of dolls and demo insulin pens

Dr. Ish Horlador, resident of Department of Family and Community Medicine shows the importance of foot care among diabetics and hypertension

Dr. Elvie Sinoro, our PHU/OPD head, throwing some inputs during my talk on Diabetes and Hypertension Medical Nutrition

Ms Leah of Kalbe, Int. showing the importance of properly calculating your calories during a meal

Ms Leah listening to question during the lecture on Diabetes and Hypertension Medical Nutrition

Aside from the usual lectures we also give free services on basic laboratory tests courtesy of our pharmaceutical company friends and partners. There were random blood sugar, cholesterol, and uric acid tests, also we had an ankle-brachial index measurements to detect foot lesions, muscular tones and other foot problems. some pharmaceutical companies provide free tasting of diabetes nutritional supplements.

Kalbe, Int. giving out taste tests on Diabetasol, a low glycemic index supplement formula for diabetics

Random blood sugar free tests

Ankle-Brachial Screening courtesy of One-Pharma, knowing one's foot health

Ms Gladys of Terramedic, giving a free test for glucose and uric acid

Free blood sugar test, RBS

Ms Gladys in action getting blood samples for cholesterol and uric acid tests

Diabetes and hypertension become a co-morbid with other organ systems.  The WVSGH DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION CLINIC still has far way to go in terms of health education, these diseases almost always affect every organ in our bodies, even the psychological and mental aspect as well.  That is why there are so many fields to tackle and to teach, not to forget how to have a good quality of life despite these diseases, we also aim to teach coping mechanisms against these dreadful diseases so, a lecture on mental health is not far around the block.

Forthcoming plans of the program is to establish exclusive or specialty consultation activities to diabetes and hypertension on a weekly basis.  

Owen Erle P. Poral, MD

Author

Medical Officer IV

Department of Internal Medicine

Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital

Chair, Diabetes and Hypertension Clinic