Who this page is for
- Diabetes, with questions about control or complications
- An overactive or underactive thyroid, or thyroid nodules being followed up
- Pituitary or adrenal disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome, gout or osteoporosis
What assessment and treatment usually involve
Diabetes is diagnosed with blood tests: the A1C test gives average blood glucose over the last 3 months; the fasting plasma glucose test measures it at one point in time after not eating; an oral glucose tolerance test measures it before and 2 hours after a sugary drink.1
Diabetes can damage blood vessels, the eyes, nerves and the feet. Regular checks include a dilated eye exam at least once a year and a foot check at each visit.2
An overactive thyroid makes more thyroid hormones than the body needs and is usually treated with medicines, radioiodine therapy or, less often, surgery. An underactive thyroid is treated by replacing the missing hormone with levothyroxine, with blood tests to adjust the dose. Doctors use thyroid blood tests and imaging to confirm the diagnosis.3, 4
What YituCare coordinates at each step
- Free enquiry Tell us what you need on the form or on WhatsApp. Our first reply, within 24 hours, tells you the city, the type of hospital and the department that fit your request.
- Case review & hospital match A coordinator organises your records, translates a summary and asks 1–2 departments at hospitals we work with whether they can accept your case. The written reply comes within 3–5 working days of receiving your complete records, names the hospital and includes the hospital’s estimate.
- Appointments and dates We request the consultation, tests or admission with the hospital and keep you informed; the hospital confirms the appointment.
- In China Airport pickup, hotel arrival and hospital transfers, and, if you book it, a bilingual companion on hospital days.
- After treatment We collect your discharge documents, arrange translations you need and pass follow-up questions between you and the hospital team after you return home.
For endocrinology, several tests can often be done in one visit; we ask the hospital which tests need fasting so the schedule works.
Records to prepare
- A short summary of your condition and treatment so far, or a recent letter from your doctor
- Recent test results and reports, with dates
- A list of the medicines you take now, and any allergies
- Recent blood tests, including A1C or thyroid tests, with dates
- Your current medicines and doses, including insulin
- Eye and kidney test results, and any thyroid ultrasound report
Case Review & Hospital Match
We do not publish treatment prices: they depend on the hospital’s review of your records. The hospital’s estimate comes through the Case Review & Hospital Match (USD 129), whose written reply names the hospital and sets out what the hospital proposes.
YituCare coordinates; it does not diagnose or prescribe. The hospital’s doctors make all clinical decisions and confirm appointments, and medical fees are paid directly to the hospital.
Questions about this treatment
Can I be reviewed in a single visit?+
Often an outpatient review with tests is possible, but the hospital decides what is needed. After starting thyroid hormone medicine, a blood test is usually done 6 to 8 weeks later and again after each dose change; we ask the hospital whether these can be done near your home.
Will you change my diabetes treatment?+
No. YituCare does not prescribe. Any change is decided by the hospital’s doctors, and you should keep following your own doctor’s advice meanwhile.
How do I start?+
Send a free enquiry on the form or on WhatsApp. If you already have recent records and want to know which hospital can accept your case and what it would cost, book the case review.
When do I learn the hospital’s and the doctor’s names?+
Our first reply tells you the city, the type of hospital and the department. The hospital’s name is given when you book a paid service: the case review’s written reply names the hospital. For a specialist opinion, the doctor’s name and hospital are given after payment.