John, 59 years old, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at two years of age.
Read More »Improved Beta-cell Function with Gastric Bypass or Gastric Banding
Both laparoscopic gastric banding and Roux-en-Y bypass surgery improved beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity….
Read More »Gastric Bypass Surgery Doesn’t Cure Diabetes
Information coming from the largest community-based study of long-term diabetes outcomes after gastric bypass surgery shows that for mostpeople in the study, diabetes either never remitted after gastric surgery or relapsed within five years….
Read More »Electrical Stimulation May Relieve Gastroparesis
Electrical stimulation (ES) at specific acupuncture points could relieve gastroparesis symptoms associated with diabetes, such as nausea, vomiting, early satiety, abdominal fullness, upper abdominal pain and bloating….
Read More »Duodenal Switch vs. Gastric Bypass Surgery
Patients who underwent a duodenal switch procedure lost more weight and gained better control of diabetes and hypertension compared with those who had gastric bypass surgery….
Read More »Gastric Emptying Remains Stable over Time for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Gastric emptying of solids and liquids, and gastrointestinal symptoms remain stable over time in patients with long-term type 1 and type 2 diabetes….
Read More »Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass Determined by Beta Cell Function Not Weight Loss
Remission of type 2 diabetes in severely obese people after bariatric surgery hinges on baseline beta cell function, not weight loss….
Read More »Race, Diabetes Influence Weight Loss after Gastric Bypass
Black women experienced less weight loss than white women after gastric bypass surgery….
Read More »Sex and Race Factor into Weight Loss with Gastric Bypass
Being older, male, or black significantly raised the risk for weight-loss failure after gastric bypass in a single-center study of more than 1,200 patients….
Read More »New Glucose Index Predicts Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass
Predictive factors for type 2 diabetes remission following gastric bypass include insulin use and preoperative glucose disposition index….
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