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Dr Partha Kar, FRCP
Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
MBBS, MD, FRCP
Dr Partha Kar has been a Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust since 2008.
He has been the Clinical Director of Diabetes from 2009-2015, being part of a multiple national award-winning department (HSJ Awards / BMJ Awards) due to its services and care provided.
One of his main areas or passion is in helping to redesign diabetes care in an attempt to integrate chronic disease management across primary and secondary care. He is the pioneer of the Super Six Diabetes Model which aims to deliver diabetes care differently. He is an avid user of social media such as twitter (@parthaskar) to engage with patients - and been recognised as a "Social media Pioneer" by HSJ in 2014. Recent innovations have involved the Hypoglycaemia Hotline, which was recognised in the Guardian Healthcare Awards 2013.
He is also the co-creator of TAD talks (Talking About Diabetes) and the Type 1 Diabetes comic (“Origins”) - while also involved in setting up a Type 1 Diabetes information portal (T1resources.uk)
He is also Associate National Clinical Director, Diabetes with NHS England leading on digital innovation.
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There are a lot of symptoms involved with type 2 diabetes, some of which may be mistaken for something else. Our experts look at what you need to look out for, and answer some other common questions about this widespread condition.
