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How do the long-term benefits and complicating factors of bariatric surgery in type 1 diabetes patients compare to those with type 2?
Read More »Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Type 1 Diabetes Patients
Calorie Restriction vs. Bariatric Surgery for T2D Remission
A low-calorie diet was a safe and effective treatment for individuals with newly diagnosed T2D and obesity.
Read More »More Evidence for Successfully Reversing T2D
Recent trials are showing that gastrointestinal surgery may be the new cure for type 2 diabetes, but few patients have access to it.
Read More »Weight Loss Surgery and The Long-Term Impacts for Patients with Diabetes
Weight loss surgery may change the way the brain responds to food cues.
Read More »Bariatric Surgery and Cardiovascular Disease
A study aims to establish whether bariatric surgery can reduce adverse cardiovascular events.
Read More »Long-Term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery has been proven to be an effective treatment of type 2 diabetes for people with obesity, but long-term outcomes have yet to be determined.
Read More »Insulin-Free Treatment For T2DM Patients
A new endoscopic duodenal mucosal resurfacing treatment could lead to T2D patients becoming insulin-free.
Read More »Gastric Bypass Surgery in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
What are the pros and cons of bariatric surgery, and how do results affect renal and cardiovascular outcomes?
Read More »Misunderstanding Basal Insulin Requirements Can Be Deadly
In an inpatient setting, a type 1 diabetes patient was scheduled for surgery the next morning. The patient was to be NPO after midnight and so the RN on duty withheld the patient's Lantus. The patient's glucose crept up, but this was not communicated....
Read More »Treating the Whole Patient
We were running a clinical study on erectile dysfunction. An 68-year-old male with obesity came in looking for help for his ED, so he thought he might qualify for the study. He had not had a medical workup for some time and wasn't aware of any underlying diseases. I recommended he be screened for diabetes....
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