Will bariatric surgery cure my type 2 diabetes?
The results of a recent trial showed that type 2
diabetes can be improved and in some cases cured after bariatric surgery.
However, this was a very short-term study and I would take the results with a
grain of salt. There are plenty of reports of patients who underwent bariatric
surgery who remained not only obese but also diabetic. This is a study designed
to promote the business of bariatric surgery-remember it is self pay and
expensive surgery, so hospitals and doctors drum up business with nonsensical
publications.
You should only undergo bariatric surgery if you have failed
changes in lifestyle and exercise.
Even then, get a second opinion- as there are many technically poor
surgeons who can create havoc.
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