Diabetes Specialist in Dubai: Type 1, Type 2 and Medication Review
Diabetes is managed by numbers and by the person behind them: the HbA1c target that is right for you, the medicines that fit your kidneys, heart and weight, and the complication checks that find problems before they are felt. At Smart Care Polyclinic in Deira, an internal medicine specialist reviews the whole picture — sugar, blood pressure, lipids, kidneys, weight — rather than one result. The consultation is AED 125.
For: new diagnosis, uncontrolled sugars, medication review, prediabetes
Takes: a 30-minute consultation; bloods on site
Price: consultation AED 125
Book the internal medicine specialistor call +971 (0) 4379 3562
What it is
Diagnosis is by threshold. The American Diabetes Association standard defines diabetes and prediabetes by HbA1c and glucose values, and prediabetes is the result worth finding because it is reversible with weight, diet and activity.1 Type 1 is an autoimmune loss of insulin and needs insulin from the start; type 2 is insulin resistance and relative deficiency, and is treated in steps.
Treatment is chosen for the person. Metformin remains the usual first medicine for type 2; the newer classes — SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists — are chosen where there is heart disease, kidney disease or a need for weight loss, because they protect those organs independently of sugar. Insulin is added when tablets are not enough, and its timing and dose are adjusted to how you eat and live.
The complications are checked, not waited for. Every visit: HbA1c, blood pressure, weight, feet. Every year: kidney function and urine protein, lipids, an eye examination by referral, and a foot examination for sensation and circulation. Blood pressure and cholesterol targets in diabetes are tighter than in the general population, which is why the specialist manages all three together.23
Medication review
A review looks at whether each medicine still earns its place: sugars, side effects, kidney function, weight change, cost, and how many times a day you are being asked to take something. Regimens are simplified where possible. People who bring a list of medicines from several doctors often leave with fewer.
Prediabetes
An HbA1c in the prediabetes range is the most valuable result a health check produces, because the conversion to diabetes can be halved with modest weight loss and regular activity. The specialist sets a plan and a repeat date, and refers to the medical weight-management programme where that is the right tool.
The consultation, and what follows from it
Internal medicine consultation
Assessment, examination and a plan with every cost stated before anything further is done.
AED 125 was AED 200
BookHbA1c, glucose, lipids and kidney function in one draw
Questions patients ask
The ADA standard uses HbA1c thresholds to define diabetes and prediabetes, confirmed on a repeat test unless symptoms make it clear. The specialist interprets the value with your glucose results and history.
Remission is possible for some people, particularly early in the disease and with substantial weight loss. It is not guaranteed, and the specialist will say what is realistic for you.
Routine reviews of well-controlled diabetes can be done by the GP. A new diagnosis, sugars that stay high on treatment, insulin, complications, or several conditions interacting are reasons to see the internal medicine specialist.
This guide is general information, not advice about you. Long-term conditions are managed on your own results and history, which is what the specialist consultation is for.
References
- American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee. 2. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2025. Diabetes Care. 2025;48(Suppl 1):S27-S49. PMID 39651986. doi:10.2337/dc25-S002The American Diabetes Association standard defining the HbA1c and glucose thresholds used to diagnose diabetes and prediabetes.
- Jones DW, Ferdinand KC, et al. (Writing Committee Members). 2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Hypertension. 2025;82(10):e212-e316. PMID 40811516. doi:10.1161/HYP.0000000000000249The current guideline on how blood pressure should be measured and what the readings mean.
- Blumenthal RS, Morris PB, Gaudino M, et al.. 2026 ACC/AHA/AACVPR/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026;87(19):2624-2757. PMID 41824590. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2025.11.016The current joint guideline on interpreting a lipid profile and deciding what a cholesterol result means for cardiovascular risk.
Sources are listed for the specific statements they support. They are published research and guidance, not a substitute for a consultation — what applies to you is decided by a doctor who has assessed you.