The Lipid Clinic
The Children's Medical Center of Dayton
One Children's Plaza
Dayton, Ohio 45404
Our clinic provides comprehensive evaluation, education, and treatment options for both inpatients and outpatients, for children with severe complications due to their weight and underlying metabolic complications.
The Lipid Clinic welcomes children with lipid disorders such as: high cholesterol, high triglycerides, insulin resistance syndrome (a prediabetic condition involving high triglycerides, high blood pressure, obesity, and high fasting insulin level,) and complications of obesity.
The clinic functions only with a referral from a primary care physician.
The Lipid Clinic provides children with nutritional therapies such as meal replacements or a low carbohydrate diet. Exercise prescriptions, lifestyle changes, and extensive nutrition education are provided. The goal—weight loss or stabilization—is determined for each patient based upon the presence of complications. Under certain conditions, an inpatient program is available.
Frequently asked questions:
What does the Lipid Clinic do?
We see children with high cholesterol, high triglycerides, and other complications associated with being overweight, such as high blood pressure or sleep problems.
What happens at the visit?
The physician provides a full physical examination and reviews all pre-ordered laboratory and nutrient analysis of diet recall. The clinic team provides assessment, further testing, and starts a treatment plan.
What other tests?
After evaluation, additional tests may include exercise intolerance, sleep apnea, cardiac echocardiogram, and/or oral glucose tolerance.
Why all these tests?
These will allow us to design the best treatment option for your child.
What are the treatments offered at the clinic?
- Specially designed dietary plans for each child.
- A full exercise prescription based upon the child's abilities or condition.
- Other options such as medication, an inpatient program, or surgery, discussed on an individual basis.
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