Role of bariatric surgery in diabetes - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Role of bariatric surgery in diabetes

Paul Poirier et al. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

Obesity and diabetes are chronic diseases frequently linked together. Durable weight loss is uncommon with medical/behavioral approaches. For severe obesity, bariatric surgery is the only treatment resulting in sustained weight loss. Bariatric surgery may be considered for adults with BMI ≥ 35 kg/m(2) and type 2 diabetes, especially if the diabetes or associated comorbidities are difficult to control with lifestyle and pharmacological therapy. Bariatric surgery reduces the incidence of diabetes in overweight insulin-resistant subjects and is associated with remission of diabetes in a large proportion of patients. In considering the usefulness of bariatric surgery, it is also important to recognize that long-term follow-up is required before assigning a beneficial therapeutic effect in patients with diabetes because of the potential for weight regain that has been observed. As diabetes is a lifelong disease, it is important to emphasize that a certain percentage of patients will suffer from relapse of their diabetes.

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