Dr. Jeremy F. Robles, MD, FPCP, FPSEM – Philippine Board Certified Internist (PCP) and Endocrinologist (PSEM). He did his residency in Internal Medicine Cebu Velez General Hospital (CVGH) graduating in 2005. Finished his Fellowship in Adult Endocrinology & Metabolism at The University of Santo Tomas Hospital (USTH) in 2009. Pursued further training in medical Neuroendocrinology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA in 2010. His expertise include Diabetes and Metabolism, Goiter & Thyroid Disease, Obesity and Weight Problems, Pituitary and Adrenal disorders and other Hormonal illnesses.
Medical practitioner for 20 years, providing comprehensive out patient care for endocrine diseases particularly diabetes, thyroid diseases, obesity, pituitary disorders and dyslipidemia. Consults on in-hospital patients both in intensive and general medical hospital floors.
As it had been said for decades “prevention is better than cure”, surely there are ways we can prevent suffering from conditions related to repetitive stress injury rather than waiting for it to happen then going for the cure. RSI is defined as having muscles, tendons or joint tissues experience stress by means of movements or actions that is being done in repeated ways. Of course we can not do away from those things especially when it is by nature included in completing a work-related task, but there are ways to prevent it. Here are some ways you can do » » » [Read more]
One of the most excruciating pains one can experience is the colicky abdominal pain caused by kidney stones. They affect approximately 10% of the adult population. What Are Kidney Stones? Kidney stones are medically called urolithiasis in general. They are called nephrolithiasis when they are located in one or both of the kidneys, ureterolithiasis if they are in the ureters and urolithiasis if they are located in the urinary bladder. They are crystallized substances that eventually harden and form stones. They can be as small as a few millimeters but can grow up to several centimeters big and obstruct the » » » [Read more]
Obesity is a multifactorial problem. It does not only result from overeating and sedentary lifestyles but as well as cultural attitudes, genetic predisposition and lack of proper knowledge on nutrition. With the rising economy and advancing technology, people tend to depend on fast food and ready-to-eat pre-packed easy-to-prepare frozen food to beat their hunger and allot more time for other activities like surfing the internet, working on the computer, or simply watching TV after work. Combined with the advancement in technologies which gives us the accessibility of cars for transportation to go to places, even just the near ones like » » » [Read more]
