Nilu is a UK trained endocrinologist providing diabetes specialist services at Christchurch Hospital and endocrinology & diabetes private services at Dudley Creek Health, Christchurch.
She has wide experience in the management of all aspects of diabetes. Her special interests are technology in diabetes (continuous glucose monitoring sensors and insulin pumps) and diabetes in pregnancy.
Her special interests are technology in diabetes (continuous glucose monitoring sensors and insulin pumps)
Nilu welcomes referrals for the assessment and management of:
- Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes
- Insulin pumps and CGMS
- Thyroid: Hypothyroidism & Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid nodules, Autoimmune thyroid disease
- Parathyroid and calcium disorders
- Pituitary and adrenal disorders
- Men’s Hormone Health: Male hypogonadism
- Women’s Hormone Health: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), Menopause.
- Medical management of obesity
What is Endocrinology ?
Endocrinology is the science of hormones. Hormones are chemicals produced by one part of the body and act upon another part.
Your endocrinologist is a specialist doctor interested in diseases that affect your hormones. The major areas endocrinologists work in are:
- diabetes
- osteoporosis & Paget’s Disease
- thyroid diseases
- sex hormone imbalances
- disorders of growth and development
- disorders of the pituitary gland.
