Metabolic
Medical Weight Management Programme
A 6-month structured medical weight management programme at our Joo Chiat clinic with Dr Kenneth Tan — Family Medicine Specialist. For adults whose weight is affecting their metabolic health. Includes initial assessment, monthly follow-up, medication management (GLP-1, tirzepatide, orlistat), lab monitoring, and between-visit clinical support.
Is My Weight-Loss Medication Working? How We Judge Response
How long GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Mounjaro take to work, what counts as a good response, and how we decide whether to continue, adjust, or switch — explained by a Family Medicine Specialist in Singapore.
Medical weight management — treating weight as a health issue, not a willpower issue
A plain-language guide to medical weight management at KTMC — why weight is a health issue not a willpower issue, how we assess you, the lifestyle foundation, the medications that genuinely work (GLP-1 RAs, tirzepatide, orlistat), when surgery is the better option, and realistic long-term expectations.
Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health — why we look at these together
Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, kidney disease, and excess weight aren't separate conditions — they're different expressions of a single underlying process. A plain-language guide to the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) framework and what it means for how we look after you in primary care.