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Q Last October, I was admitted to hospital and was diagnosed with gallstones. I was told I would need my gallbladder out and have been given a date for my surgery at the end of July. Since my admissio

Q I’m struggling with my mood through the menopause. Initially, I was tearful a lot of the time, but this seems to have developed into being very short-fused. I’m often screaming at my teenage childre

Q It may sound trivial, but my hair is getting very thin. I asked my hairdresser about it – they agreed that they’d noticed this too and suggested I see my GP for some blood tests, which I have done.

Dr Elise Dallas is a GP whose expertise you can trust

Q After blood tests at my annual diabetic review, my GP referred me for an ultrasound as my liver blood tests were a bit raised. I’ve now had a text asking me to make an appointment as I have fatty ch

Diabetes has become an epidemic, with an estimated 5.8 million people in the UK living with diabetes and rates are rising. Data from Diabetes UK shows that almost 4.6 million people in the UK live wit