Diabetes management in Nigeria with your own GP
Mezo Health manages type 2 diabetes with a named GP you choose. Your GP reviews you by video, orders your HbA1c and yearly checks at home in Lagos or at a partner lab, adjusts your treatment, and brings in an endocrinologist or eye specialist when you need one. Consults and tests are paid when used, at the member price.
Medically reviewed by Dr Debo Odulana, Founder and Chief Executive, Mezo. Last reviewed . This page is general information, not a diagnosis. Care is decided with you after an examination.
Who this is for
- Adults with type 2 diabetes, newly diagnosed or living with it for years
- People whose sugar has never been properly controlled
- Anyone who wants their checks done on a schedule instead of when something goes wrong
- A parent in Nigeria whose family abroad wants regular reports
How often you are reviewed
- 1
HbA1c every 3 to 6 months until stable
NICE advises measuring HbA1c every 3 to 6 months until it is stable on unchanging treatment, then every 6 months.
- 2
A yearly review
Weight, cholesterol, blood pressure and kidney checks at least once a year, and your diabetes education refreshed.
- 3
Feet and eyes
NICE advises a foot risk check at least once a year, more often if your feet are at risk. Diabetic eye screening is every 1 or 2 years.
These are the guideline intervals, listed under sources below. Your GP may see you more often.
Tests, and when they are done
| Test | When |
|---|---|
| HbA1c (three-month sugar control) | Every 3 to 6 months until stable, then every 6 months. |
| Kidney function and urine protein | At least once a year. |
| Cholesterol (lipid profile) | At least once a year. |
| Blood pressure and weight | At every review. |
| Foot check | At least once a year, more often if your feet are at risk. |
| Diabetic eye check | Every 1 or 2 years, with an eye specialist. |
Your GP orders the tests on Mezo. You see the price and pay before you go, then choose a partner lab or, in Lagos, a home collection. The diabetes and blood pressure panel covers the routine bloods and urine at home for ₦95,000, collection included.
What your GP does
- Agrees your HbA1c target with you: NICE suggests 48 mmol/mol (6.5%) for many people, or 53 mmol/mol (7.0%) on a medicine that can cause low sugar
- Writes and adjusts your prescription, and explains what each medicine is for
- Orders your tests and goes through the results with you
- Talks through food, activity and weight in a way that fits a Nigerian kitchen
- Books your next review before the call ends
When an endocrinologist is involved
- Sugar that stays high despite treatment
- An unusual picture, such as diabetes at a young age or without the usual risk factors
- Starting or adjusting insulin where your GP wants a second opinion
Eye problems go to an ophthalmologist, and a foot wound or ulcer is seen urgently.
Find an endocrinologist on MezoGo to the nearest emergency department now if
- Vomiting, deep or fast breathing, drowsiness or confusion with high sugar
- Low sugar (shaking, sweating, confusion) that does not improve after taking sugar
- A foot wound, ulcer, or a foot that is red, hot, swollen or changing colour
- Vomiting, diarrhoea or a high temperature while taking diabetes medicine: speak to a doctor the same day
A video consult is not the place for an emergency.
Questions people ask
Which doctor should I see for diabetes?
Start with a GP. A GP manages most type 2 diabetes: the medicines, the HbA1c and yearly checks, and your blood pressure and cholesterol. An endocrinologist is brought in when sugar will not come down or the picture is unusual.
How often should a diabetic do HbA1c?
Every 3 to 6 months until it is stable on the same treatment, then every 6 months, according to NICE. Your GP orders it and goes through the result with you.
Can the tests be done at home?
Yes, in Lagos. The diabetes and blood pressure panel is collected at home, with the price on its page. Elsewhere, or for tests the panel does not include, your GP orders them and you pay before you go to a partner lab.
Is Your GP insurance?
No. Your GP is a monthly subscription, not insurance. Nothing is included: every consult, test and medicine is paid when you use it, at the member price, shown before you pay.
Sources and further reading
The guidelines and patient information this page is checked against. Care in Nigeria follows the same evidence; what differs is the price and where it is done.
- Type 2 diabetes in adults: management (NG28). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Clinical guideline.
- Treatment for type 2 diabetes. NHS. Patient information.
- Diabetic foot problems: prevention and management (NG19). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Clinical guideline.
- Diabetic retinopathy. NHS. Patient information.
Links last checked 24 October 2026.