Endocrinology & Diabetes

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We care for people with gland and hormone diseases. We also care for people with diabetes. We provide diabetes education and support and can manage health problems related to diabetes.

Clinical service overview

We specialise in:

  • All aspects of general endocrinology (pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, calcium and metabolic disorders and gonadal disease)
  • Diabetes - acute and chronic care, and diabetes education
  • Endocrine emergencies (diabetes, pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, calcium)
  • Foot disease in diabetes: vascular, neuropathic, acute infections and ulceration
  • Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease
  • Paget's disease evaluation and treatment
  • Thyroid nodule and goitre evaluation and therapy including fine needle biopsy
  • Thyroid cancer management
  • Endocrine hypertension evaluation and therapy in suspected renovascular disease and hyperaldosteronism
  • Day bed facility for investigation and treatment of endocrine disease including specialised procedures e.g. adrenal vein sampling, petrosal sinus sampling, IV bisphosphonate therapy of osteoporosis & Paget's disease, testosterone implants for male hypogonadism, oestrogen implants for menopause (HRT)
  • Insulin pump therapy commencement and continuous glucose monitoring

Exclusion criteria

This service does not routinely offer treatment for the following:

  • Patients who are being treated for the same condition at another Victorian public hospital
  • Children under 18 years of age
  • Obesity where there is no suspected underlying endocrine condition
  • Impaired glucose tolerance only 
  • Diabetes well controlled on diet alone
  • NIDDM with good control and without complications
  • Patients requiring dietary and exercise advice, or blood pressure and lipid assessment alone
  • Patients whose primary problem is not directly related to their diabetes

Refer your patient

Fax referral to us

We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service. 

All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency. Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent to the Emergency & Trauma Centre. 

To refer your patient, complete and fax a referral to us. For urgent referrals, also contact the service Registrar to discuss the case.

To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results. 

If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the service Registrar on call on (03) 9076 2000.

Referral enquiries

(03) 9076 2460

Special referral instructions

Include any relevant clinical history and copies of tests already undertaken to expediate referral triage. Relevant tests for Diabetes Clinic include: U&E/Creatinine Blood glucose HbA1C Cholesterol HDL-C TG

Our clinics

Clinic name Campus Location
Diabetes Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Young Adults Diabetes Clinic The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Pump Clinic The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Endocrinology Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Menopause & Endocrine Clinic The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Women's Endocrinology Health Clinic The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Clinic The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Diabetes Connecting Care Clinic
For people with type 2 diabetes
Caulfield Hospital 260 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield VIC 3162
Endocrinology Clinic - Gestational Diabetes & Endocrine Disease in Pregnancy Sandringham Hospital 193 Bluff Rd, Sandringham VIC 3191
Thyroid Nodule & Cancer Clinic
Tuesday fortnightly at The Alfred
The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
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