By Matthew Constantin, PhD
The correlation between weight and diabetes has long been commonly recognized throughout society. More recently, a clinical research study conducted by a team of professionals headed by Dr. Henry Buchwald, set out to analyze the impact of bariatric surgery procedures on Type 2 Diabetes [1]. Published in The American Journal of Medicine, the findings systematically reviewed the restrictive procedures known as adjustable lap banding and permanent stomach stapling, and a combination of restrictive and malabsorptive procedures known as gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. The objective was to determine outcomes on diabetes associated with the type of bariatric procedure and subsequent weight loss results. Study results indicated that diabetes was reduced or resolved in the majority of bariatric surgery patients. Interestingly, the surgical intervention causing the greatest reduction of weight combined with a maintenance period of at least 2 years, also achieved the highest percentage of diabetes resolution. Read the rest of this post
