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Barwon Endocrinology

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Barwon Endocrinology

Barwon Endocrinology, a private specialist service with heart. We offer an innovative service that meets the needs of people with endocrinology conditions.

09/05/2023

Welcome Dr Erin Wharemate!

Dr Wharemate recently joined us after relocating with his family from New Zealand.

He received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology and Physiology before transferring to medicine and obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2005 from the University of Auckland.

After initially working in Metropolitan Auckland hospitals, he spent four years in regional Western Australia primarily servicing indigenous populations including diabetes outreach clinics to distant communities.

He returned to New Zealand and commenced advanced training in General Medicine and Endocrinology in 2017. During his advanced training he has been involved in education programs for trainee doctors and participated in committees with a focus on improving health access for indigenous patients and pacific people.

Dr Wharemate participates in the on-call admission of general medical patients at The Epworth Geelong hospital. As well as consulting in Geelong he works alongside Dr Adam Roberts and Dr Anna Anderson one Friday per month in Warrnambool, providing a valuable outreach service to patients in South Western Victoria.

His interests in Endocrinology are broad including thyroid, adrenal, pituitary disease, and osteoporosis.

Special Interests include:

Diabetes Type I and 2
Obesity management
Thyroid disease
Androgen deficiency

New patient referrals are welcome with appointment availability within a couple of weeks.

09/05/2023

Barwon Endocrinology Team Update

Recently Professor Mark Kotowicz and Dr Richard Arnott joined our team following their relocation from private consulting suites at the Douglas Hocking Research Institute at University Hospital Geelong. Both Professor Kotowicz and Dr Arnott have vast experience in treating endocrine disorders as well as Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. We welcome them to our team - both are accepting new patients.

09/05/2023

MOROCCAN LAMB SOUP

Looking for a hearty winter soup to warm up your insides and fill you up! Then Hearty Moroccan Lamb Soup is just what you need. With thanks to Taste.com.au

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp olive oil
2 large (900g) lamb shanks
1 medium brown onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 medium carrots, peeled, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
400g can diced tomatoes
1 tblsp beef style stock powder
1/2 cup dried green lentils, rinsed
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

METHOD

Step 1
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shanks. Cook, turning, for 6 to 8 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a plate.

Step 2
Add onion, garlic, carrot and celery to pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until onion has softened. Add cumin, coriander, ginger and cinnamon. Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Return shanks to pan with tomato, stock powder and 6 cups cold water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour. Add lentils. Simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes or until lentils and shanks are tender.

Step 3
Remove pan from heat. Remove shanks. Remove and discard bones and fat. Shred meat. Add meat and parsley to pan. Return pan to heat. Simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through. Serve.

20/07/2022

BAYVIEW PODIATRY GROUP GEELONG

Do you need help getting back to doing what you love?

Bayview Podiatry, situated at 81 Vines Road Hamlyn Heights takes a proactive approach in preventing and treating all foot related conditions from paediatrics through to geriatrics.

Co-founders and directors, Karmen Krasic and Kathleen O'Brien and their team welcome patients for diabetic foot assessments and wound care.

Sound advice for prevention and ongoing care of your feet/wounds is provided and they pride themselves on successful patient outcomes.

They believe that all patients should be treated like their extended family and make every effort to ensure the experience is respectful, professional and caring.

For more information, click on the link below or to make an appointment please call 03 4250 9850

https://bayviewpodiatrygroup.com/

20/07/2022

IMPROVING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OUTCOMES

Almost 700,000 Australians living with diabetes have experienced a mental or emotional health challenge in the past 12 months.

It is often considered a silent diabetes complication. We don’t talk about it. It is the most common, yet least known, diabetes complication.

Diabetes is a relentless condition. The daily grind of dealing with diabetes can take its toll on mental wellbeing. Diabetes distress and burnout are very real. And they can make it much harder to manage diabetes.

On top of this, diabetes-stigma is also very real and widespread. Around 80 per cent of people with diabetes say they’ve been blamed or shamed for having the condition. Some common examples include people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes being blamed for causing their diabetes or its complications, being judged when eating certain foods, and being shamed for using insulin or checking their glucose levels in public.

When people with diabetes feel judged or shamed, they may also struggle to manage their diabetes. When people disengage from their diabetes healthcare, the risk of serious diabetes-related complications increases.

While a lot of Australians living with diabetes are experiencing mental health challenges, many aren’t getting support. The latest figures show that about 400,000 people living with diabetes are not accessing mental health care.

We all have a role to play in improving mental and emotional health outcomes for people with diabetes.

Managing diabetes is not easy. The condition is serious. And nobody chooses the condition.

If we show more compassion, more understanding and provide more support, we can make life easier for people with diabetes.

To learn more, click on the link below

https://headsupdiabetes.com.au/

23/06/2022

PRIORITISATION OF SEMAGLUTIDE (OZEMPIC) SUPPLY FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES DURING SHORTAGE

A joint statement has been issued by the Australian Government's Therapeutic Goods Administration and a number of other Australian Medical Organisations including Australian Medical Association (AMA) Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Diabetes Australia and Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd, the sponsor of Semaglutide in response to the overwhelming demand in Australia.

In part, the statement reads : "a shortage of both strengths of semaglutide (Ozempic) products is being experienced due to an unexpected increase in consumer demand. The increased demand is due to extensive prescribing for obesity management, for which Ozempic is not indicated. The shortage is significantly affecting people using Ozempic for its approved use for type 2 diabetes."

To read the statement in full, click on the link below.

https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/joint-statement-prioritisation-semaglutide-ozempic-supply-people-type-2-diabetes-during-shortage

22/06/2022

REFERRAL

We welcome all referrals and aim to ensure your health remains our priority.

If you have been referred by your GP or another specialist to see one of our endocrinologists, please be aware that our current waiting period is 3-4 months. We cannot schedule an appointment without your referral.

Please ask your referring doctor to forward your referral to us by fax 03 5271 8833, email enquire@barwonendo.com.au or by Referralnet.

Our Endocrinologists will triage your referral and one of our administration team will contact you to arrange an appointment.

If your referral is triaged as urgent, your appointment will be prioritised.

Please note we are NOT a bulk billing clinic and a fee will be payable on the day of your appointment. You can refer to our website for details

www.barwonendocrinology.com.au

22/06/2022

Looking for a nutritious and delicious dinner during these cold winter months? Try this seafood treat - with thanks to Diabetes Australia

TERYAKI SALMON

To prep: 10 minutes
To cook: 20 minutes

Serves 2

NUTRITION (PER SERVING)

Energy 1194kJ
Protein 19g
Total fat 18g
Saturated fat 5g
Dietary Fibre 0g
Sodium 432mg
Calcium 6mg

INGREDIENTS

1 salmon fillet (skin on)
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon plain flour

FOR THE SAUCE:

1/2 tablespoon sake
1/2 tablespoon mirin
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce (reduced salt)

METHOD

Heat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.

Combine all of the sauce ingredients and mix well until sugar is dIssolved. If sugar is not dissolving, microwave the sauce mixture for 30 seconds and stir until sugar dissolved.

Season salmon with black pepper on both sides. Then coat the salmon with flour.

Once salmon is fully coated with flour, place the salmon on the lined baking tray and bake it for about 10 minutes or until it turns slightly golden brown.

Add the sauce into the baking tray and continue baking it for about 10 minutes or until the sauce is boiling.

Once sauce is boiling turn the salmon over to make sure all sides are coated with the sauce. By now the sauce should have thickened. It is ready to be served.

CREDITS

Ursula Herulah, Accredited PractIsing Dietitian

NOTE

Serve teriyaki salmon with warm multigrain rice and steamed or mixed vegetable to make your meal more nutritious.

11/04/2022

THE DISCOVERY OF INSULIN

The 14th November 2021 marked a momentous day as World Diabetes Day and marked 100 years since the discovery of insulin.

Before 1921 it was exceptional for individuals diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes to live for more than a couple of years.

By 1920 scientists had discovered that Type 1 diabetes came about due to the destruction of cells in the pancreas gland which produce insulin. Knowing this, Fredrick Banting (a Canadian Surgeon) set about trying to extract insulin from pancreas cells.

Initial attempts proved unsuccessful.

Through collaboration with a Professor at the University of Toronto, John Macleod, they moved to extracting insulin from the pancreas of a dog but again unsuccessfully. Additional help from scientists Charles Best (a research student at the time) and James Colin (a biochemist) finally allowed successful purification of insulin from cattle which was safe enough to test on humans.

In January 1922, a 14 year old boy with Type 1 diabetes was the first to receive an injection of cow (bovine) insulin.

His blood glucose levels improved but not down to normal levels and he developed complications including infection.

With further purification, his second injection proved successful normalising his blood glucose levels with no significant side effects.

Over the past 100 years, the production of insulin has been substantially enhanced allowing the duration of action of insulin to be modified allowing less frequent injections and being able to more closely mimic the body’s natural insulin.

The ease of insulin injections with advancements in pen devices, insulin pumps and even how we monitor blood glucose levels has allowed significant advancements in the management of Type 1 diabetes.

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Suite 6. 10 1 Epworth Place
Waurn Ponds, VIC
3216

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 3pm

Website

http://www.barwonendocrinology.com.au/

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