Hospital da Luz Setúbal has now available the Diabetes Center , with a multidisciplinary team of health professionals dedicated to responding to the needs of all people with impaired glucose metabolism or diagnosed with diabetes. The access to this center begins with the Consultation of Diabetes Endocrinology , under the responsibility of Carolina Faria , who, according to the needs of each person, will guide the involvement of other specialists. Diabetes is a chronic and mostly silent illness that causes complications in different organs of our body and can reduce the quality and number of years of life. It is, for example, the main cause of blindness, renal failure, and non-traumatic amputation. In western countries, the main cause of diabetes is sedentary lifestyle, with lack of physical exercise and excessive caloric diet. Controlling blood sugar levels and risk factors associated with diabetes can reduce the risk of the onset of chronic complications associated with this disease. For this reason, the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of people with diabetes requires the intervention of several professionals . At the Diabetes Center of Hospital da Luz Setúbal you will find a team of professionals from Endocrinology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Orthopedics, vascular surgery, and general surgery (within the scope of its intervention on issues related to diabetic foot), Urology, Nephrology, Sports Medicine, Nutrition and Nursing. Diabetes Center Schedule your appointment through our channels: MY LUZ , hospitaldaluz.pt/setubal , or by phone 265 509 200 .
