Studies find gastric bypass cures many diabetes cases

April 16, 2012

More overweight patients are likely to consider bariatric surgery after two studies found  surgery might be the most effective treatment for diabetes associated with obesity, a Springfield bariatric surgeon says.

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Study shows bariatric surgery helps treat diabetes

April 8, 2012

It's typically thought of as just weight loss surgery, but studies are showing bariatric surgery to be dramatically effective in treating diabetes in morbidly obese patients. Charlotte resident Rex Johnson is a success story, after having gastric bypass surgery in November of 2008.

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Weight Loss Surgeon in Dallas Discusses Revisional Bariatric Procedures

April 4, 2012

DALLAS, TX– – Recent media attention from singer Carnie Wilson's second bariatric surgery has sparked significant buzz regarding revision weight loss procedures. Dr. David Kim, a bariatric surgeon in …

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Is Bariatric Surgery the Solution to America's Obesity Problem?

April 4, 2012

Many insurers don't cover it, and most people who qualify are afraid to get the procedure, but bariatric surgery has proven to be effective.

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With Bariatric Surgery, You May Never Have to Take Your Diabetes Medication Again

March 29, 2012

LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Diabetes has become an epidemic in the United States, with the number of cases tripling over the last three decades. Most of those cases are Type 2 diabetes, …

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Bariatric Surgery Turns Back the Clock on Diabetes

March 26, 2012

Two new randomized trials offer new evidence that bariatric surgery is highly effective in obese patients with diabetes. The results, according to Paul Zimmet and K. George M.M. Alberti, writing in an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, "are likely to have a major effect on future diabetes treatment."

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Bariatric Surgery Cuts Type 2 Diabetes

March 26, 2012

Weight-Loss Surgery Can Lower Blood Sugar Levels, Too

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