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Bariatric Surgery Shows Promising Signs in the Fight Against Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a condition that affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. It is a condition that inhibits the body’s production of insulin, and therefore leads to high blood sugar. Although there are ways to manage the disease, we do not yet have a cure. A recent study conducted in the UK has shown that bariatric surgery could have promising results in the fight against type 2 diabetes.
The study
In the United Kingdom, over the span of a year from May 13 to May 14, 2978 patients with a record of bariatric surgery were involved in a study to observe the effectiveness of the surgery on remission in type two diabetes. They each had a record of past surgery and a body mass index of 35 or greater. 569 of the patients were identified as having type two diabetes and they were compared to the 1881 that did not ever have the surgery.
The results
In the comparison between the patients who had bariatric surgery, and those who did not, it was found that those who had had the procedure had an 18-fold increased chance of remission. The greatest affect was from gastric bypass, followed by sleeve gastrectomy, and gastric banding.
Conclusions
It is widely known that obesity can contribute to the development of diabetes, and that someone with a genetic predisposition to the condition is putting themselves at risk by being obese. With this new data that shows that bariatric surgery and the remission of type 2 diabetes have a strong correlation, we must now consider gastric bypass surgery and other forms of bariatric surgery as possible treatments for T2DM. If you have been weighing the benefits of getting this procedure done, it is clear that it has more benefits now than previously thought.
Nobody should have to live with this condition, but at this point we do not have a cure. Bariatric surgery has been shown to cause the remission of type 2 diabetes. If you have been searching for a professional clinic where you could have this surgery performed, then you need look no further than Clinique Michel Gagner. It is now clear that the benefits of bariatric surgery go far beyond weight loss.