Metabolic
Weight & metabolic health. Metabolic care. Built around you.
Doctor-led care for weight and metabolic health that looks beyond calories alone. We consider your goals, medical history, metabolic health, hormones, medications, lifestyle and other factors that may be influencing your weight and wellbeing - then create a personalised treatment plan designed around you.
Care in this area starts with a private consult: book a time and a Lume doctor discusses a tailored plan with you. Nothing is decided in advance.
Areas of care
- Weight loss and weight management
- Difficulty losing weight or unexplained weight changes
- Overweight and obesity
- Insulin resistance and metabolic health
- Hormonal and life-stage changes that may affect weight and metabolism
- PCOS-related weight and metabolic concerns
- Perimenopause and menopause-related metabolic changes
- Type 2 diabetes, where appropriate and co-managed
- Maintaining weight and metabolic health over the long term
Care options
- Investigation of metabolic, hormonal and other contributing factors
- Relevant blood tests and metabolic monitoring
- GLP-1 based treatment where clinically appropriate
- Insulin-sensitising medication where appropriate
- Additional prescription treatment where clinically indicated
- Nutrition and lifestyle support
- Strength and movement guidance
- Ongoing clinician monitoring and treatment adjustment
These are examples of the routes your doctor may consider with you. Nothing is dispensed without a consult, and prescription treatment is only issued where your doctor finds it clinically appropriate.
Prescription treatment is only recommended and prescribed where clinically appropriate following assessment by a registered medical practitioner.
A good fit for
- Adults seeking medical, supervised weight care
- People who've tried lifestyle changes alone without progress
- Anyone who wants a discreet, doctor-led plan tailored to them
Not for
- Pregnancy, or planned pregnancy within the next 2 months
- Active eating disorders
- Anyone who needs urgent or in-person emergency care
FAQs
Common questions.
- How does this work?
- You book a normal consult with a Lume doctor. They talk through your health and goals and, where appropriate, discuss a tailored plan with you privately. There is nothing to select or buy in advance.
- How much weight can I expect to lose?
- It varies from person to person and depends on the plan you and your doctor agree on, your adherence and your lifestyle. Your doctor will set realistic expectations with you.
- What happens over the longer term?
- Lasting results come from an ongoing plan, not a quick fix. Your doctor builds follow-up and long-term support into the conversation from the start.