Weight
loss +
alcohol
In the last decade, weight loss
surgery rates have more than
doubled in Australia alone, but
research indicates bariatric
surgery increases the
risk of developing an
alcohol-use disorder.
A new study
published in Obesity
Surgery concluded
up to one fifth of
participants report
symptoms within five
years of the surgery.
“Individuals who are
pre-disposed to engage
in eating to cope prior to
bariatric surgery could be
more likely to use alcohol as
a replacement coping
mechanism,” said Associate
Professor Joanne Dickson
from Edith Cowan
University.Q
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I have some hard lumps on
my stomach from injecting
insulin and I have been
told not to inject there
anymore. Will the lumps go
away and when can I start
using those areas again?
Sultan says: The medical
term for these fatty
lumps is Lipohypertrophy
and is something that,
unfortunately, is pretty
common, but is usually
avoidable if you rotate
injection sites and don’t
repeatedly use one area
to inject. The reason this
condition is problematic
is that if insulin is injected
into a lumpy scarred area
it may not be absorbed in
the same way each time
(either too slowly or too
fast) and this can lead to real
problems with blood sugars.
The best treatment is to
leave these areas completely
until they have gone, which
can take a year or more.
If they do not go away,
liposuction treatment
can sometimes be of help.
Get someone who deals
with this all the time
(such as a diabetes educator)
to have a feel for lumps as
they are best felt by
someone else.
Dr Sultan Linjawi, endocrinologist
Email your questions to:
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Post: Diabetic Living, Q&A: Health,
GPO Box 7805, Sydney, NSW 2001.
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is essential to a
healthy diet – and
it’s zero sugar!
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