A/Prof Lim Su Chi
Senior Consultant
Diabetes Centre
Admiralty Medical Centre

Diabetes Remission – Evolving Frontiers

Remission may be achievable in an appropriately selected subpopulation of people with recently diagnosed diabetes. Therefore, the usual conversation in primary care clinics may need to be renewed.

Ms Gladys Wong
Senior Principal Dietitian
Nutrition & Dietetics
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Purposeful Eating with Very Low Calorie Diets

This talk will cover the indications, contra-indications and potential nutritional issues of VLCDs so as to equip healthcare professionals on engaging their patients in purposeful eating with VLCD.

Dr Tan Bo Chuan
Consultant
General Surgery
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Weight Loss, Diabetes and Bariatric Surgery

Studies have shown that weight loss in patients with diabetes improves blood glucose control and lowers the risk of developing heart disease and stroke. Find out how bariatric surgery helps patients with weight loss and diabetes control post procedure.

Dr Benjamin Lam
Senior Consultant
Family and Community Medicine
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Diabetes Remission Shared Care

Considerations regarding the best approach (surgical or non-surgical methods) for diabetes remission will be discussed. Patients can undergo an extensive weight loss programme to achieve diabetes remission with the Diabetes Remission Shared Care initiative, a collaborative effort between General Practitioners and Yishun Health.

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