Age Limits for Bariatric Surgery
We are often asked if somebody is too young or too old for bariatric surgery because of concerns about fairly major surgery for themselves or their family members if they are they are below 20 or above age 65. When somebody presents with a weight problem at the...
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Bariatric Surgery and Type 2 Diabetes TreatmentÂ
An estimated 2 million Australians are currently at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes causes blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal (hyperglycemia). Having type 2 diabetes means your body does...
Support Group Meeting 27th March 2019
Our first support group for 2019 was on the topic of mindful eating. The aim of this group was to assist our bariatric surgery patients to understand what mindful eating is and to develop some mindful eating skills. The group began with a mindfulness exercise called...
Bariatric Surgery – the effect on your desire to eatÂ
People choose to have bariatric surgery as a tool to help them achieve a healthy weight. Many of us are aware that having bariatric surgery reduces the volume of food that you are able to eat, which in turn reduces the number of calories you consume, resulting in...