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Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass Determined by Beta Cell Function Not Weight Loss Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2012

Remission of type 2 diabetes in severely obese people after bariatric surgery hinges on baseline beta cell function, not weight loss.

New Glucose Index Predicts Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012

Predictive factors for type 2 diabetes remission following gastric bypass include insulin use and preoperative glucose disposition index....

Elective Surgeries for Diabetes Patients Result in Longer Hospital Stays and Higher Costs Posted: Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Patients with diabetes experience significantly higher rates of surgical and systemic complications, higher mortality and increased length of stay during hospitalization following 11 major elective procedures....

Moveable Magnets Used to Do Minimally Invasive Gastric Bypass Surgery Posted: Monday, May 28, 2012

Minimally invasive approach might have applications for weight-loss procedures, diabetes in humans....

Why Gastric Bypass Surgery Cures Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Sunday, May 08, 2011

Gastric bypass surgery is great for curing Type 2 diabetes. It works for almost 80% of patients. Now scientists are beginning to figure out why and weight loss may be the least of it.

In-Hospital Blood Sugar Levels Should Be Higher Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011

New recommendations slightly higher than those of leading diabetes group.

Is Surgery the Best Option for Type 2 Diabetes Even If Not Obese? Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011

A new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is among the first to test surgery specifically for Type 2 diabetes.

The Tummy Tube That May Save Millions Posted: Monday, January 10, 2011

A new treatment for obesity and diabetes could save enough money to have a sizeable impact on the economy, a surgeon claims.

Some Alcohol Use Reduces Diabetes, Mortality after Kidney Transplant Posted: Monday, December 06, 2010

Kidney transplant recipients who consume moderate amounts of alcohol have lower mortality rates by 44% and lower levels of diabetes than transplant recipients who are abstainers or heavy drinkers, according to new research.

Surgeons Create Functional Artificial Pancreatic Tissue Posted: Friday, October 22, 2010

Surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, are reporting on a whole new strategy for controlling insulin dependent diabetes without daily injections of insulin. The surgeons have bio-engineered a novel matrix that serves as a scaffold for seeding supportive stem cells as well as pancreatic islets.

 

 

 

 

 

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