Bariatric surgery improves long-term glycemic control
Better glycemic control, lower medication use among obese patients with diabetes who undergo bariatric surgery.
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery may reduce type 2 diabetes in obese patients
Bariatric surgery may induce type 2 diabetes remission in obese patients, but more direct evidence is needed.
When managing diabetes, consider lifestyle changes before surgery
Bariatric surgery for diabetes management offers a quick fix, but does not address the underlying behaviors that cause the disease in the first place.
ACC: Bariatric surgery improves glycemic control in diabetes
Significantly more patients achieve glycemic control with surgery plus medical therapy than with medication alone.
Bariatric surgery reduces cardiovascular events, mortality
Obese patients that underwent any type of bariatric surgery experienced fewer incidences of heart attack and stroke and reduced cardiovascular-related mortality.
New strategies against obesity comorbidities
Obese adults are at risk for many serious health conditions, including diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), depression and liver disease.
Are certain antidiabetes drugs better than others after gastric bypass?
Following gastric bypass surgery, many patients will still need metformin or glipizide (Glucotrol). Is there any evidence that one class of hypoglycemic agents is better absorbed than another?
Taking back control: the fight against obesity
As obesity rates continue to rise, primary-care clinicians remain integral in assessing, diagnosing, and treating this worldwide epidemic.
Bariatric procedures cast wider net
Recent reports address the health benefits of bariatric surgery just as the FDA expands use of the gastric-banding system for weight loss.
Long-term outcomes of gastric banding surgery ‘poor’
Almost half of patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery had their bands removed and many experienced complications in the 12 or more years after the procedure.
