Diabetes Unit
Head of Department:Dr. Chittaranjan S Yajnik
The Diabetes Unit specializes in investigating peculiarities of diabetes in India. This encompasses body size and
composition measurements, biochemical and metabolic-endocrine measurements and number of cardiovascular risk
factors like pulse wave velocity and vascular distensibility. We also use Ultrasound machine to measure vascular
atherosclerotic changes (intima media thickness), organ size (liver, pancreases, kidney ovary) etc. In addition we
use CT Scan and MRI to measure body fat distribution. An important aspect of research is sample storage.
Our laboratory is well equipped with following instruments:
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Analox glucose analyser for whole blood glucose measurements |
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Beckman coulter |
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Random access Alcyon Autoanalyzer |
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Wallac Victor a multilabel counter |
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RIA counter |
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Biorad Diastat |
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PerkinElmer HPLC |
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Digital pH meter |
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Electronic balance |
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Refrigerated Centrifuges and high speed microcentrifuges |
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Freezers -70 oC (6 no.) -20 oC (6 no.) |
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Refrigerators (8 no.) |
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Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis machine |
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DXA machine |
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Ultrasound machine |
We also measure,
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Plasma glucose, lipids, creatinine by Autoanalyzer |
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Pancreatic hormones insulin, split and pro insulin, C-peptide and GAD antibody by DELFIA method |
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HbA1c by cation exchange low pressure liquid chromatography using Diastat |
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Microbiological assays of vitamin B12, Holo-transcobalamin and folate |
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Homocysteine, methionine and other sulphur compounds by HPLC |
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Leptin and adiponectin by RIA |
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VitaminD3, Adiponectin, RBP-4, CRP, TNF-alpha and IL-6 by ELISA |
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Homocysteine by FPIA |
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We have strict QC measures |
Our Laboratory is participating in various quality control programs, namely UKEQUAS for insulin and bio-rad EQAS
for biochemical parameters and Randox QC program for HbA1C. QC samples are also exchanged with Oxford University,
Dept of Pharmacology for vitamin B12 and folic acid.
We also have our internal QC programs for all the measurements.
Laboratory personnel are trained at various international and national institutes namely, Dept of Pharmacology,
Oxford University, UK, Redcliffe Infirmary, Sheffield Children's hospital, Southampton hospital, University of
Bergen, Bergen, Norway,CMC Vellore, NIN Hyderabad, AIMS New Delhi, and CCMB Hyderabad.
Contact:
020-66037368
020-26125600 Extn:7368
To Know More: Visit http://www.kemdiabetes.org