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... Read more
Dr Georgia Rigas, one of our resident GP’s and a very experienced bariatric practitioner, recently attended the Obesity Summit Australia 2018. Dr Rigas is Chair of the RACGP Obesity Management Specific Interests network and represented Australia’s GP’s at the summit.... Read more
In April Upper GI Surgery was awarded the Bariatric Centre of Excellence accreditation by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC).This is a renewal of our original accreditation that we achieved in 2015. Our lead surgeon A/Prof Michael Talbot and another of our surgeons... Read more
Although Medicare as a public health system is effective, like any other system in the world it also has drawbacks. Unfortunately bariatric surgery is currently one of those areas that Medicare appears to be falling behind in when it comes down to the current demand... Read more
As a nation our waistlines are increasing year on year and unfortunately this is not just isolated to adults – the weight of children is also increasing year on year. It was reported in 2014/2015 that one in four children in Australia are now overweight or obese... Read more
It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were promoting World Obesity Day but a whole year has already passed and here we are again raising awareness for this important issue. What is World Obesity Day? World Obesity Day was established in 2015 by the World... Read more
