Learn more about our most popular service, Internal Medicine.
Internists usually have at least 3-4 additional years of postgraduate training that focuses on preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases that affect adults, including chronic conditions such as heart disease.
WHat is internal medicine?
We get this question very often when patients are asking about our services. This video from Baptist Health Primary Care explains exactly what internal medicine is and why you should see an internist.
Find out about your kidneys and what you can do to keep them healthy.
Your kidneys & you
Everyone has heard about kidneys but do you know what they do? This short video talks about the functions of the kidney and the diseases that can affect them. To learn more about kidney disease in Barbados, please click the link below.
This video from Diabetes UK talks about type 2 diabetes and how it affects our body.
What is type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is very common in Barbados and can result in complications such as amputations of the feet, blindness, kidney disease, heart attacks and strokes. Diabetes education is very important to us at Lifestyle Medical Services Inc. Each of our diabetic patients are counselled about their disease and go through our diabetes education program. Click the button below to learn more.
Type 1 diabetes is a serious, lifelong condition where your blood glucose level is too high because your body does not make an important hormone called insulin.
What is type 1 diabetes
Although not as common, type1 diabetes is a very serious condition which can lead to multiple complications if not treated properly. Type 1 diabetes usually affects younger people and requires insulin to treat it. To learn more about type 1 (and type 2) in Barbados, click the link below to The Barbados Diabetes Association .
Colon cancer
Colon cancer is 2nd most common cause of cancer death in Barbados. Prevention and early detection can save lives. Learn more about colon cancer in this video (to the left) from UWI medical students Bhimla Rambaran and Inmani St. Rose.
Make an appointment with us to assess your risk of colon cancer, arrange screening tests and make lifestyle changes to help in prevention using the link below.