Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Research

Parijat De

Diabetes & Endocrinology

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust

United Kingdom

Academic Editor

Biography

Dr Parijat De was appointed Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology in 2003. He is the Clinical Lead for Diabetes & Endocrinology and also leads the diabetes renal services in the Trust. He has set up the award winning nurse-led diabetic renal review clinics and is involved in research and projects involving a variety of disease areas in diabetes. He has also initiated various community based integrated diabetes clinics in Sandwell & West Birmingham CCG (amongst the first such in the country) which now forms part of the award winning DICE model of diabetes care delivery adopted throughout the CCG. He has been involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Parijat is an MRCP examiner, host and has been RCP College Tutor in the past. He has also been the trust Clinical Governance Lead in the past and has established local protocols and guidelines in most aspects of metabolic medicine including emergencies in diabetes as well as endocrinology.

Parijat is keen to improve the care of in-patients with diabetes, especially reduction in insulin errors and basic management of hypo and hyperglycemia within the hospital. Based on national diabetes auditsand local survey of in-patients, there is a clear lack of understanding of diabetes amongst nurses and junior doctors. He hopes to develop a robust system (involving IT service developments and improvements) that will provide education and support for everyone involved with diabetes in the hospital with the aim of upskilling & improving the standards of diabetes care thus helping reduce insulin incidents within the hospital.

Research Interest

Endocrinology: Special interest in Thyroid disease including Armour thyroid treatment, Obesity, Hirsutism, Male & Female Infertility and Menstrual disorders, Osteoporosis, Menopause, Metabolic Bone disease, Growth disorders and Puberty, Pituitary and Adrenal dysfunction, Ovarian disorders including Polycystic Ovary, Erectile dysfunction, Endocrine hypertension.

Diabetes: All aspects of diabetes including Insulin treatments, diabetic kidney disease, Obesity/lipids/hypertension, New therapies for Type diabetes, all Type 1 diabetes including young adolescents and Insulin Pump therapy, Erectile dysfunction in diabetes.

General Medicine: All aspects of General Medicine including in-patient assessment and treatment of all common ailments like pneumonia, heart failure, stroke, cardiac & gastro-intestinal disease. Management of hypertension, lipid disorders, kidney failure and heart problems. Neurological disorder assessment and investigations including falls, confusion, syncope, dizziness and weakness.