DFID Diabetes Fellowship
Completed at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore.
Consult Dr. Pratyush Kumar for personalized diabetes care at Abdullahchak or Makhania Kuan in Patna, with attention to glucose control, complication prevention, medicines, nutrition, and sustainable daily routines.
Individual glucose targets and medication planning
Foot, kidney, eye, heart, and nerve-risk screening
Lifestyle guidance that patients can sustain
Free patient tool • English and Hindi
Build a practical 7-day Indian meal plan using your food preference, cuisine, goal and exclusions. The rule-based planner runs privately in your browser and does not change medicines or insulin.
Free patient tool · English and Hindi
Review child, catch-up, adult and medical-risk vaccines using previous dose dates, minimum intervals and safety flags. Complex live-vaccine and immunosuppression decisions are routed to doctor review.
Training and experience
Relevant postgraduate training and professional responsibilities are presented clearly so patients can make an informed choice.
Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Pratyush Kumar
MBBS, DNB, MNAMS, PGDHIVM, DFID
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View full biography and qualificationsCompleted at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore.
Completed at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.
Completed at Patna Medical College, supporting whole-person care for older adults with diabetes.
Care scope
Every visit is structured around a careful clinical review, a clear plan, and appropriate follow-up.
Type 2 diabetes
Prediabetes and metabolic risk
Diabetes with hypertension or cholesterol concerns
Medication review and hypoglycemia risk
Diabetes complication screening
Weight, diet, and activity counseling
Personalized targets based on age, co-morbidities, daily routine, and risk profile.
Complication prevention through regular screening and early intervention.
Patient education that improves confidence, not confusion.
Advanced and practical diabetes care
Diabetes treatment should match the type of diabetes, life stage, complication risk, personal goals and the data that will actually change a decision.
A wearable sensor can show glucose patterns through the day and night for roughly 10–14 days, depending on the device.
Insulin is not a failure. It is essential in type 1 diabetes and may be the safest option during pregnancy, acute illness, surgery or marked hyperglycaemia.
Some people with relatively early type 2 diabetes can reach remission after substantial, sustained weight loss and close medical follow-up.
Glucose targets in pregnancy are tighter and treatment protects both mother and baby.
Video education
These videos from Dr. Pratyush Kumar explain common patient questions. They are educational and do not replace an examination or an individual prescription.
Patient education
A patient-friendly Hindi overview of diabetes warning signs, monitoring, medicines, prevention and long-term complication care.
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Videos from Dr. Pratyush Kumar on diabetes diagnosis, medicines, insulin, diet, complications and prevention.
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Patients are guided through assessment, explanation, treatment decisions, and follow-up with calm, practical communication.
Choose the clinic that is most practical for continuing care and follow-up.
Clinic access
Use the location-specific phone, WhatsApp, opening hours, and map below. The clinic team will confirm the appointment time.
ward no 01, Durga Nagar, Abdullah Chak Gaon, Patna, Bihar 800007
Monday–Saturday, 8:30 am–2:00 pm; closed Sunday
92419524192, Makhania Kuan Road, near Masjid, opp. PMCH gate, Dujra Diara, Patna, Bihar 800004
Daily, 8:00 am–9:30 pm
8130668400Patient resources
Relevant articles, patient guides, and calculators are selected automatically from the health library.
A practical checklist for kidney, retinal, foot, blood-pressure and cholesterol review in diabetes, including symptoms needing urgent assessment.
Understand what HbA1c measures, why targets differ, how anaemia or other conditions affect it, and what to bring for a diabetes review.
Check diabetes screening risk using age, waist, activity and family history, and understand when laboratory glucose testing is needed.
Recognise hypoglycaemia, prepare an individual correction plan, and know when low glucose requires emergency help or medicine review.
Understand prediabetes tests, the possibility of returning to normal glucose, and sustainable steps to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes.
Understand how lifestyle, weight-loss tablets, GLP-1 or dual GIP/GLP-1 medicines and metabolic surgery fit an individual obesity treatment plan.
Burning feet, tingling or numbness? Learn neuropathy symptoms, blood tests, NCV, nerve-pain treatment and foot care with Dr. Pratyush Kumar in Patna.
Learn diabetic foot ulcer warning signs, urgent red flags, foot tests, offloading, wound care and prevention based on ADA and IWGDF guidance.
Calculate FIB-4 from age, AST, ALT and platelet count. Understand fatty-liver symptoms, fibrosis risk, tests and evidence-based treatment.
Blood sugar control depends on the right treatment plan for the individual—not simply taking more medicine or copying another person's prescription.
A practical view of diabetes care that includes the heart, kidneys, eyes, nerves, feet, medication safety, and daily habits.
Fatty liver on ultrasound deserves a review of metabolic risk and liver fibrosis, especially with diabetes, obesity, or abnormal cholesterol.
Frequently asked questions
These answers are general information and cannot replace an individual medical assessment.
Choose a doctor with relevant diabetes training, individualized glucose targets, attention to heart, kidney, eye, nerve and foot risks, clear medicine counseling, and dependable follow-up. Dr. Pratyush Kumar completed the DFID Diabetes Fellowship at Christian Medical College, Vellore, and provides diabetes consultations at Abdullahchak and Makhania Kuan in Patna.
Good diabetes care also reviews HbA1c trends, blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, kidney and liver health, eyes, feet, nerves, heart risk, medicines, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, low-sugar episodes, and the patient's practical treatment goals.
Yes. Bring glucose records, HbA1c reports, kidney tests, lipid profile, current medication list, and any eye or foot screening reports.
Do not fast unless the clinic or laboratory has specifically asked you to. A consultation can usually begin with your existing reports, medicines, home glucose readings, symptoms, meals, and routine; the doctor can then advise which tests are actually required.
The schedule depends on glucose control, medicines, age, pregnancy, kidney function, and other health risks. HbA1c is commonly checked more often when treatment is changing or targets are not met, while eye, kidney, foot, nerve, blood-pressure, and cholesterol reviews follow an individualized plan.
Yes. These conditions share important heart, kidney, and metabolic risks. A combined review helps set safe targets, avoid medicine conflicts, plan sustainable nutrition and activity changes, and decide whether weight-management treatment is appropriate.
Diabetes consultations are available at Abdullahchak near the Bairiya area and at Makhania Kuan opposite the PMCH gate. Use the clinic cards on this page for the correct phone, WhatsApp, timings, and location map.
Call or WhatsApp 9241952419 for the Abdullahchak clinic and 8130668400 for the Makhania Kuan clinic. The clinic team will confirm the appropriate location and appointment time.
Not automatically. Medicines and injections require an individual medical assessment that considers diagnosis, current treatment, other health conditions, possible benefits, side effects, affordability, and follow-up needs.
Appointments
Send a request by WhatsApp or call the clinic. The clinic team will confirm the location and appointment time.