lnr | Gosh, that escalated quickly

Weight loss talk

Last year I did a Tier 2 adult weight management course via the NHS, with a team called Healthy You. It's a programme you can self-refer for. Lost 10kg over 12 weeks, put it back on again over the course of the year. In the final 12 month follow-up call I asked if I could be referred to Tier 3 services, and heard nothing. That was June.

In late September I got back in touch via my GP practice's team, and asked again if I could be referred for Tier 2. The Healthy You team finally got back to me, and it turns out for referral to Tier 3 you have to talk to your GP. So I made an appointment, the GP agreed I met criteria for it (just) and made the referral. (I'm right on the 35 BMI with diabetes boundary, but having done Tier 2 and not succeeded is also relevant).

On Tuesday I got an initial screening call, to check some details, and was told that at the moment there could be up to six months wait. Today I got another call, to check some more details, and make an appointment to start a 12 week course. Next week. !

I've got a phone appointment on Monday morning to talk through what it entails, and then group sessions online start on Tuesday evening. Which is a bit sudden to say the least. I've said I'm not interested in weight loss surgery, but am interested in weight loss injections. (Given I'm a) type 2 diabetic and b) *always* hungry Semaglutide sounds like a no-brainer to me). I may or may not be eligible. Apparently I should expect a 5-10% weight loss in 12-weeks, even without, but we'll see.

I honestly wasn't expecting to hear for months, so I'm a little blindsided here!

I'm not clear exactly which if the Tier 3 Programmes I'm starting, but I'm sure they'll tell me on Monday! Tier 3 programmes summary