Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology (26417)

About the department

The Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology at the Hirslanden Salem-Spital Bern offers all the options of modern medicine in its areas of specialization. The department’s team of doctors deals with the treatment of patients with endocrine disorders and hormonal disorders, with the main focus on counseling and medical care for patients with diabetes mellitus. Each patient is offered the comprehensive and individualized treatment in accordance with the recommendations of professional societies. The department is headed by Dr. med. Doris de Marco Stalder.

To achieve diabetes mellitus compensation, the doctors use effective treatment regimens that often combine several therapeutic approaches – drug therapy with the latest generation of hypoglycemic drugs, 24-hour blood glucose monitoring, use of insulin pumps, lifestyle modification, proper nutrition, and giving up bad habits (alcohol, smoking) etc. Diabetes mellitus is an incurable disease, so doctors aim to achieve its compensation and thereby prevent dangerous complications that can reduce the quality of life and even lead to death.

The department’s key areas of clinical activities include:

• Diagnostics, counseling and treatment for type I diabetes mellitus
• Diagnostics, counseling and treatment for type II diabetes mellitus
• Diagnostics, counseling and treatment for gestational diabetes
• Diagnostics, counseling and treatment for rare forms of diabetes mellitus
• Other medical services