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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!: December 2011 NEWSLETTER

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The Holiday season is upon us! It?s a time of fun, stress, family, stress, shopping, stress, exposure to our old favorite holiday foods and more stress. The holidays are a busy wonderful time of the year. It is important to be prepared. Take time to sit and write down your plan ? gift ideas, meal…

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Sandi Loggenberg- My Story Update June 2011

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Update: June 2011 I’m now 2 years and 10 months post-op and I am very proud to say I’m still on track! My total weight loss was 48kg. I’m still doing some form of activity every day and I’ve even got a personal trainer.  I know that some say one was addicted to food and…

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Question: What is Dumping Syndrome?

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Dumping syndrome is a problem that occurs in some patients after having gastric bypass surgery. It is the result of food passing too quickly into the small intestine. It is typically induced when the patient eats certain foods, such as sweets or certain carbohydrate sources (such as simple carbohydrates like sugar and some starches). It…

Quality of life

Quality of life

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  Thursday, June 26, 2014 – 12:23 Owen Haskins – Editor in chief, Bariatric News Gastric bypass surgery improves obese diabetic patients’ physical and mental health, more than an intensive weight loss programme involving lifestyle modifications over two years, according to the results from a study presented at the joint meeting of the International Society…

Bariatric Surgery Conference 2015 – Update
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Bariatric Surgery Conference 2015 – Update

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All Support Group Members and interested parties are welcome to attend – you only need to attend on Sunday 22 March 2015 if you are a Pre-surgery or a Post surgery patient.  The session on Saturday 21 March 2015, is aimed at industry professionals ( surgeons, Doctors, Nurses and Care givers)  When: Sunday 22 March…

Bariatric Surgery Shows Significant Effect on Obese Type 1s

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Here’s a development to keep your eye on: Bariatric surgery performed on a small group of morbidly obese type 1s led to considerable weight loss, improved glycemic control, and improved metabolic profiles up to three years later. The surgeries, performed by doctors at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio on 10 patients, led to an average body mass index reduction of…

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