Obesity and metabolic care
Medical weight management with assessment of hormonal causes, insulin resistance and metabolic risk.
Hyderabad, with weekly clinics in Shadnagar and Mahabubnagar
Weight is not simply about willpower
Obesity is a long-term condition shaped by biology, environment, behaviour, medicines and other health conditions. An endocrine assessment identifies hormonal and metabolic contributors and builds a treatment plan around them.
What Dr. Santosha treats
Specialist assessment of weight-related and metabolic concerns.
Obesity
Medical assessment and individualised management of excess weight and its health risks.
Difficult weight loss
When meaningful weight loss is hard despite sustained effort.
Insulin resistance
Assessing metabolic risk and insulin resistance in context.
Obesity with diabetes
Managing excess weight and diabetes together.
Obesity with PCOS
Addressing hormonal and metabolic factors when obesity and PCOS coexist.
Hormonal causes of weight gain
Testing for hormone conditions when the clinical picture suggests one.
Metabolic risk
Glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure and related risks.
Long-term weight management
Medical strategies aimed at lasting change, not short-term loss.
Signs it's time to see a specialist
Consider a consultation when weight is affecting your health or progress has stalled.
Weight keeps increasing
Weight gain is persistent or metabolic health is worsening.
Weight loss is difficult
Progress stays limited despite sustained lifestyle changes.
Diabetes or prediabetes
Weight concerns together with abnormal glucose.
PCOS with metabolic concerns
PCOS with weight gain, insulin resistance or other metabolic risk.
A possible hormonal cause
Symptoms suggest a hormone condition may be contributing.
Weight-related complications
Obesity with other health problems that need coordinated care.
Why see an endocrinologist for obesity?
Obesity and metabolism sit at the heart of endocrinology: glucose regulation, insulin action and hormonal disorders.
An endocrinologist checks whether a hormone disorder is contributing while treating the associated metabolic conditions.
Treatment is shaped around your medical history, metabolic risks and goals.
Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Santosha Mantha, MD, DrNB Endocrinology (Adult & Pediatric). Last reviewed October 2026.
Related conditions
Diabetes
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, high HbA1c, low sugars, glucose swings and remission assessment.
Learn morePCOS & women's hormonal health
Irregular periods, acne and excess hair, insulin resistance and PCOS-related metabolic risk.
Learn moreThyroid disorders
Underactive and overactive thyroid, nodules, goitre, abnormal tests and thyroid care in pregnancy.
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Read before your visit
Short, plain-language guides on weight and metabolic health, written by Dr. Santosha Mantha.
Ready for a medical approach to weight management?
Contact the clinic to discuss your concern and enquire about an appointment.