Gulf Diabetes Specialist Center is a medical center located in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. It is primarily devoted to the treatment of diabetes and its related complications. It is an outpatient medical center that provides diabetes prevention programs and education and treatment for people with diabetes and their families. The facilities cover a range of functions including the management and treatment of adult and pediatric diabetes and metabolic disorders. The center was opened under the patronage of the Bahraini prime minister Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa.About Us Gulf Diabetes Specialist Center. Retrieved 14 June 2012
According to the medical director of GDSC, Bahrain's diabetes rate dropped in the year 2011 to 19.9%Bahrain Diabetes rate drops, Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 14 June 2012
Specialties Diabetes, Endocrinology and Osteoporosis, Neurology Internal Medicine Family Medicine
Scope of care
Adult Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders Gestational Diabetes Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism/Graves’ disease Thyroid gland nodules and malignancy Parathyroid disorders Pituitary gland disorders and pituitary tumors Calcium disorders Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Foot Care Vitamins deficiency Lipids disorders Hypertension Obesity and weight disorders Hypogonadism and Gynecomastia Polycystic ovarian Syndrome Hirsutism Adrenal Glands disorders and tumors Sexual Dysfunction
Special facilities Radiology and Bone Densitometry Laboratory Podiatry Pharmacy Diabetes Education Exercise Physiology (Gymnasium)Services , Gulf Diabetes Specialist Center. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
See also List of hospitals in Bahrain
References
External links
World Diabetes Foundation WHO –diabetes programs International Diabetes Federation