Diabetes has posed a quiet danger to the Thai people for a long time due to an
absence of symptoms for early-stage diabetic patients. Mostly, patients only start to have
unusual symptoms such as more frequent thirst, frequent urination, weight loss.
However, comorbidity as a result of diabetes can cause paralysis, cardiovascular blood
clot, renal failure as well as retina disorder.

Overweight and lack of physical exercise are some of the major causes of diabetes
among the Thai people. The Diabetes and Endocrine Centre of Ratchaphruek Hospital is
ready to provide the best care for our patients from the risk-prone groups right up to the
diagnosed diabetics so as to avoid any possible comorbidity arising from the disease as
well as to help the patients to attain good mental and physical health, good quality of life
in order that they can live with the diabetes in a happy way

Who stands a chance of becoming diabetics and, thus, should receive
diagnostic test?

1. Those with medical history of diabetes in the immediate member of the family
2. Overweight
3. Shortage of exercise
4. Had diabetes during pregnancy
5. Mother who delivered a child with birth weight of over 4 kg.
6. Hypertension and cholesterol
7. Had a history of vascular problem, i.e., paralysis, myocardial ischemia
8. Unknown weight loss, frequent urination, thirst
9. Prone to internal infection without any known cause
10. Consumption of steroid drugs that could cause high sugar level in the blood.

The Thyroid Clinic
The thyroid gland is a very vital organ for blood circulation, nerve system and the
metabolism. It regulates the body’s energy use along with many other functions.
A person with too many thyroids (hyperthyroidism) will experience increased
body temperature, weight loss, mood swing, high heart rate, shaking hands,
diarrhea. On the contrary, if the thyroid levels become too low (hypothyroidism),
detectable symptoms are low body temperature, weight gain, inertness, dry skin,
constipation, high cholesterol, hypertension, and dementia. Swollen neck could
also be a sign of thyroid tumor, which could be malignant or benign. Thyroid
cancer can mostly be cured if it’s detected and treated at an early stage.