Weight Loss Program · Loxahatchee Area

Medical Weight Loss Program Serving Loxahatchee

Residents of Loxahatchee, Loxahatchee Groves, and The Acreage do not have to go far to start medically supervised weight management. Dr. Gurpreet Singh Sareen, a board-certified internist whose focus areas include obesity medicine, leads the practice, and the weight program itself runs through the West Palm Beach office. This page explains how the two offices fit together so you know where to call and what to expect.

How the two offices fit together

Your home base can stay at the Loxahatchee office, 12977 Southern Boulevard, Professional Building V, Suite 202, where Dr. Sareen provides family and internal medicine. The weight-management visits are scheduled at the West Palm Beach office, 3472 Forest Hill Blvd, Suite 3B, which has in-house lab services. Both offices are part of one practice, so a patient can keep a regular doctor close to home and still be seen at the other office for the weight program. Call (561) 473-9044 to ask for a weight-management evaluation, or (561) 879-4006 if you want to talk through the plan with the Loxahatchee front desk first.

What an evaluation looks at

Your history, including conditions you already manage and every medicine you take
Blood pressure, weight, and the measurements your physician wants as a starting point
Lab work chosen for your history, because thyroid function and blood sugar can both affect weight
A conversation about what you have tried before and which parts did not fit your life
A follow-up date, so the plan is reviewed instead of left alone

Why a weight conversation is also a health conversation

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases reports that nearly 9 in 10 people with type 2 diabetes have overweight or obesity, and it lists high blood pressure, heart disease, and osteoarthritis among the other conditions linked to excess weight. That overlap is why a weight evaluation here is handled by a physician who also treats those conditions. If you already see Dr. Sareen for diabetes management or blood pressure, the weight plan is written against the same chart rather than in parallel with it. The practice's overview of diabetes management explains how follow-up works across offices, and a yearly baseline is described on the Loxahatchee annual physical page. Gain that has no clear cause is covered in a separate unexplained weight gain guide. Excess weight is one reason providers check blood sugar, and the guide to prediabetes and A1C ranges explains the numbers NIDDK uses to separate normal, prediabetes, and diabetes.

Who tends to ask about this program from the western communities

People on the western side of the county often arrive with a long history of trying plans on their own: a commercial program that worked for a few months, a gym membership that lapsed, a diet that conflicted with a work schedule. A medical evaluation does not judge that history. It uses it. Telling the physician which approaches you stuck with, and for how long, saves time and keeps the plan realistic for the way your household actually eats and moves.

Planning the drive

Patients from The Acreage and Loxahatchee Groves usually reach the West Palm Beach office by heading east on Southern Boulevard and then onto Forest Hill Boulevard, and travel time varies with the hour, so many people book a mid-morning slot. Because the first visit includes lab work, ask when you call whether you should arrive fasting. Follow-up visits are scheduled at the pace your physician sets, and the front desk can often group a follow-up with another need so one trip covers more.

Spanish and English

Dr. Sareen speaks Spanish and English,. Mention your preferred language when you book. A weight conversation covers food, family routines, and habits, and many patients find it easier to be specific in the language they use at home. The Spanish-speaking doctors page has the full list of languages by office.

What this program does not promise

No page can tell you how much weight you will lose or how fast, and this one does not try. Your physician sets expectations after seeing your labs and history, and revisits them at follow-up. If a plan is not working, the follow-up visit is the place to say so.

Insurance and cost

The practice works with most major insurance plans and accepts Medicare and Medicaid, and staff can check your plan before the visit. For patients without insurance the practice lists self-pay visit fees on its site. Call to confirm coverage for weight-management visits before you book.

Is the weight program run by a doctor?

Yes. It is physician-supervised, in a practice led by board-certified internist Dr. Gurpreet Singh Sareen, whose focus areas include obesity medicine. Evaluations include a history, an exam, and lab work chosen for you, and a physician reviews the results with you at follow-up.

Do I have to travel to West Palm Beach?

Weight-management visits are scheduled at the West Palm Beach office on Forest Hill Blvd, (561) 473-9044. Your regular primary care can stay at the Loxahatchee office. Call either office and staff will explain how to coordinate the two so the trips are as few as possible.

Do I need to be a current patient first?

No. New patients can start with a weight-management evaluation. Bring a list of your medicines and any recent lab results, and the front desk will tell you whether anything else is useful for the first visit. Staff can also check your insurance before you come.

Will you check for medical causes of weight gain?

Lab work and a medical evaluation come before any plan, because thyroid function, blood sugar, and some medicines can affect weight. Which tests are ordered depends on your history, and your physician explains the results at follow-up rather than leaving you with a printout to decode.

Do you see patients from The Acreage and Loxahatchee Groves?

Yes. Much of the practice's patient community comes from the western communities. You can be seen at the Loxahatchee office for primary care and at the West Palm Beach office for the weight program, and staff can help you plan both.