Dr.Lisa Creaven

Dr.Lisa Creaven I'm Dr. Lisa Creaven, an Australian obesity specialist with 10+ years' experience. Offering telehealth consultations nationwide.

Trained at Melbourne Uni, I help patients achieve lasting weight loss through personalised, evidence-based care.

🩺 Understanding Diabetes: What Every Patient Should Know1. What Is Diabetes?Diabetes is a chronic condition where your b...
20/06/2025

🩺 Understanding Diabetes: What Every Patient Should Know
1. What Is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic condition where your body struggles to regulate blood sugar levels properly.

Type 1 Diabetes: The body does not produce insulin. Often diagnosed in children or young adults.

Type 2 Diabetes: The body either resists insulin or doesn’t produce enough. This is the most common form, strongly linked to lifestyle and weight.

Gestational Diabetes: Occurs during pregnancy and may increase the mother’s risk of type 2 diabetes later in life.

2. Who Is at Risk?
Being overweight or inactive

Family history of diabetes

Age over 40

History of gestational diabetes

High blood pressure or cholesterol

Common Symptoms:
Excessive thirst and urination

Unexplained weight loss

Fatigue

Blurred vision

Slow-healing wounds

3. Why It Matters:
Untreated or poorly managed diabetes can lead to:

Heart disease and stroke

Vision loss

Kidney failure

Nerve damage

Diabetic foot and amputations

4. Prevention & Early Detection
Healthy eating: Cut added sugars, eat more fiber

Exercise regularly: Aim for at least 30 minutes a day

Maintain a healthy weight

Get screened if you’re at risk — especially if over 35 or overweight

Early intervention in prediabetes can delay or prevent full-blown diabetes!

5. Managing Diabetes Effectively
Monitor your blood sugar levels

Take medications or insulin as prescribed

Check your eyes, kidneys, and feet regularly

Work with your doctor on a long-term plan

New therapies like GLP-1 receptor agonists are showing great promise, especially in type 2 patients

Quick Reference:
Type Cause Key Management
Type 1 No insulin production Lifelong insulin, close follow-up
Type 2 Insulin resistance Diet, activity, medications
Gestational Pregnancy-related Diet & blood sugar monitoring
Prediabetes Early warning phase Lifestyle changes can reverse it

💡 Health Tip:
Even small changes—like switching to whole grains or walking 20 minutes a day—can dramatically reduce your risk of developing diabetes.

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Before you start losing weight, you should first consider whether it is necessary. There are usually two indicators for ...
06/02/2025

Before you start losing weight, you should first consider whether it is necessary. There are usually two indicators for this: the Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference.
The normal BMI value for adults is between 18.5 and 23.9 kg/m². If your BMI is higher than 23.9, it is important to lose weight in time. At the same time, waist circumference is more important than body weight. A waist circumference of ​**≥90 cm for men** and ​**≥85 cm for women** is considered abdominal obesity, which is also a reason for weight loss. In general, it is recommended that the waist circumference for men is no more than 85 cm and the waist-hip ratio is no more than 0.9, while for women the waist circumference is no more than 80 cm and the waist-hip ratio is no more than 0.8. In general, someone who weighs more than 200 pounds (about 90 kg) will lose weight faster than someone who weighs 120 pounds (about 54 kg). However, it is very difficult to lose at least 8 pounds per month and maintain this weight for more than 10 months.
Some people wonder whether liposuction can help with weight loss.
It is very difficult to use liposuction to slim down the entire body evenly and thus achieve an ideal appearance. In addition, the sagging skin after liposuction often has to be tightened by means of a facelift or a similar procedure. In this case, the original smoothness and elasticity cannot always be guaranteed, especially not in the face and on exposed parts of the body. In addition, liposuction only removes subcutaneous fat, but not visceral fat (fat around the internal organs), which is not beneficial for the body's metabolism. If you do not change your current diet and lifestyle, you will quickly regain weight after liposuction. Others wonder if you can lose weight with a gastric bypass or diet.
The reality is that diets gradually force the body to adapt to a low-energy state, which significantly reduces energy metabolism. This can lead to fatigue, hair loss, bad skin, irregular menstruation, muscle loss, a weakened immune system, and even eating disorders or thyroid dysfunction.
Nowadays, food is available in large quantities. You may be able to starve yourself for a few days, but it is very difficult to keep this up for a year. Even if it were possible, losing weight would be slower if you eat the same amount every day. In extreme cases, weight gain can even occur due to water retention from malnutrition, even when you are hungry.
In such a situation, it would be very difficult for an actor to work normally, especially when shooting films with fight scenes. After all, every movement and fighting position requires muscle strength. Can someone who is weak or has weak muscles successfully play a role that requires physical strength? The most likely method of losing weight is therefore a combination of a controlled diet and more exercise – what is popularly called ‘keeping your mouth shut and moving your legs’. Overweight and obesity are generally caused by an unhealthy lifestyle, such as overeating, a low-fiber diet, irregular meals and a lack of exercise. Genetic, psychological, economic and cultural factors can also play a role. For people with overweight and obesity, it is important to find the right methods, address all the factors that cause obesity and implement a comprehensive lifestyle program that includes a sensible diet, scientific exercise, good sleep and a healthy, positive attitude.
However, even with professional guidance in exercise and the use of nutritional supplements, it is difficult for anyone to lose 45 kilos in a year. Some wonder whether actors have really lost that much weight. The exact number is not so important; as long as someone looks like a boxer, the weight loss is successful.

Obesity is basically the result of an imbalance in the body's energy metabolism, where energy intake is greater than ene...
06/02/2025

Obesity is basically the result of an imbalance in the body's energy metabolism, where energy intake is greater than energy expenditure. This leads to excessive accumulation of fat in the body. However, it is associated with various factors, such as genetics (i.e. individual physiological metabolic characteristics), lifestyle (physical activity, diet structure), environment, psychology and culture. This means that obesity is a complex disease caused by multiple factors and cannot be explained by a single factor.

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