Weight loss clinic criteria

Ensure you meet the first stage of Eligibility and then check that you have no contraindications to treatment:

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Eligibility criteria

1. Patient has a Body Mass Index greater than or equal to 30 Kg/m². 

or

2. Patient has a Body Mass Index greater than or equal to 27 kg/m²

     AND either:

     a) 'Pre-diabetes' or Type 2 Diabetes

     b) High Blood Pressure

     c) High Cholesterol

     d) Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

     e) Weight related risk: e.g. post MI, post breast cancer, weight gain secondary to long term medication use (all based on certain circumstances)

And I do decline treatment if you are outside this range.

Contraindications: if you have any of these then medication isn't suitable for you, however my colleagues may very well be able to help you:

1. Heart Failure

2. 🔞<18 years old or >75 years old

3. Kidney Disease

4. Liver Disease

5. Pancreatic/Pancreas disease/Any history of pancreatitis

6. Stomach/Gut Issues: inflammatory bowel disease

7. Pregnant or Breastfeeding

8. Diabetic on either Insulin or Sulfonylureas (e.g. Gliclazide, Tolbutamide or Glimepiride)  

9. History of Thyroid Cancer - many people have thyroid issues, but only Cancer is a Contraindication