But what about those on insulin, how are they affected and what advise is there for maintaining critical blood sugar levels during their time on the pre-op diet?

To throw some light on this rather grey area, we are delighted to have Dr Akrem Elmalti, a diabetic consultant at Scunthorpe General Hospital, together with clinical nurse, Claire Briggs as our guest speakers at the next Scunthorpe Group Meeting to hopefully provide some clarification.

After a presentation by Dr Elmalti, there will be an opportunity to ask questions so please come along to what we know will be a most interesting evening.

For details of how to get to the Scunthorpe Group Meeting and further information, click on the link in the Owlss Events Schedule towards the bottom of the right-hand column.

Both Rachel and I look forward to seeing you all.

Jules & Rachel
Owlss Group Leaders for Scunthorpe and NE Lincolnshire

Think again!

I am often asked by members whether there is a requirement to disclose the fact that they have had weight loss surgery when purchasing travel insurance before a holiday abroad.

This is a rather grey area which I will attempt here to give some guidance on.

Firstly, whilst I accept that cost is a big consideration when buying travel insurance, it should not necessarily be the deciding factor. It is far more important to ensure you are adequately covered should anything go wrong whilst away.  This is particularly important for our members who have had weight loss surgery, especially during the first year when everything is just settling down, the surgery area is healing and you are still experimenting with what foods you can eat.