Southland Hospital's diabetes service is provided by a team consisting of a wide range of health professionals including local and external doctors, diabetes educators and dietitians. External doctors visit Southland Hospital once a month to provide outpatient services.
For more information on diabetes visit Diabetes NZ - www.diabetes.org.nz
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.