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> Until your problem costs us a lot, don't you dare try to mitigate it on our dime! I assume gp meant bariatric surgeries by 'weight loss procedure'. These ar

> Until your problem costs us a lot, don't you dare try to mitigate it on our dime! I assume gp meant bariatric surgeries by 'weight loss procedure'. These are not just cost considerations , they come with significant risks and long term side effects. They aren't get out jail free card to be handed out like candy and isn't a 'preventive care' for obesity related diseases.

PuppyTailWags 4y ago
No. I was literally charged full price just for consulting with my family doctor about my weight. The doctor at the time referred me to a nutritionist; the nutritionist coverage was further denied because I had no qualifying health conditions. There was another option for weight loss medication, not the kind that affects hormones but makes the stomach feel full. These were also denied because I was just fat, not diabetic, heart problem, etc.
- dangwhy 4y ago
  yea you might be one of those 'overweight but metabolically healthy' people. Despite the common misconception, you can infact live a healthy life even you are overweight if you are metabolically healthy ( ie. no insulin resistance)
  - deathanatos 4y ago
    Perhaps they are, perhaps they aren't. But it seems to me that the way to figure out whether they are or are not is by taking the very reasonable step that they took: a visit to their GP (and including following the doctor's referral to a nutritionist).
  - zdragnar 4y ago
    Metabolic health is not the only type of issue overweight people face. I suspect the real issue is that there are no universally proven ways to reduce weight that have high success rates of adherence - for example, this is why CPAP and insurance is really tricky... too many people wear them for a bit then stop using them, wasting thousands of dollars (between the sleep study and the equipment itself).

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> Until your problem costs us a lot, don't you dare try to mitigate it on our dime! I assume gp meant bariatric surgeries by 'weight loss procedure'. These ar

by dangwhy 4y ago

PuppyTailWags 4y ago
No. I was literally charged full price just for consulting with my family doctor about my weight. The doctor at the time referred me to a nutritionist; the nutritionist coverage was further denied because I had no qualifying health conditions. There was another option for weight loss medication, not the kind that affects hormones but makes the stomach feel full. These were also denied because I was just fat, not diabetic, heart problem, etc.
- dangwhy 4y ago
  yea you might be one of those 'overweight but metabolically healthy' people. Despite the common misconception, you can infact live a healthy life even you are overweight if you are metabolically healthy ( ie. no insulin resistance)
  - deathanatos 4y ago
    Perhaps they are, perhaps they aren't. But it seems to me that the way to figure out whether they are or are not is by taking the very reasonable step that they took: a visit to their GP (and including following the doctor's referral to a nutritionist).
  - zdragnar 4y ago
    Metabolic health is not the only type of issue overweight people face. I suspect the real issue is that there are no universally proven ways to reduce weight that have high success rates of adherence - for example, this is why CPAP and insurance is really tricky... too many people wear them for a bit then stop using them, wasting thousands of dollars (between the sleep study and the equipment itself).