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Lap Band Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves Insulin Resistance

Posted: Friday, May 11, 2007

A new study examining the overall and gender-related effects of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery (LGBS) on insulin resistance, body composition, and metabolic risk markers six months post-surgery has found significant improvements in insulin resistance. The improvements occurred despite continuing obesity.

Gastric Bypass Surgery Explored as Cure for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

A bariatric surgery procedure used for treating severe obesity is now being explored as a cure for type 2 diabetes mellitus in normal-weight and moderately overweight patients with diabetes.

Can Tight Glucose Control Increase Mortality in Critically Ill Patients?

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

The study showed that "intensively lowering blood glucose to a target of 81 to 108 mg/dL does not benefit critically ill patients and may well increase their risk of…

Heart Bypass Surgery Vs. Angioplasty Depends on Age, Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

What type of life-saving heart operation you should undergo — bypass surgery or angioplasty — largely depends on your age and whether you have diabetes, according to the largest-ever assessment of the two rival procedures. Stanford University researchers found significantly lower death rates among patients….

Islet Function in Diabetes Improved by Stem Cell Infusion and Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

The combination therapy can decrease Type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality…

Risks OF Tight Glucose Control In ICU Outweigh Benefits

Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007

Intensive care physicians need to "think hard and long" about aiming for tight glycemic control. "We need to be very conservative about starting insulin regimens the minute someone comes into the ICU."

Risk of Poor Outcomes From Bariatric Surgery Greater in Elderly

Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006

For patients aged 65 years and older, adverse event rates exceeded 20%, and in-house mortality was 3.2%.

Obese Kidney Transplant Patients Twice As Likely To Die In The First Year

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Six per cent of patients with a BMI of more than 30 died in the first year after transplant, compared with three per cent of patients with a BMI of less than 30.

New, Minimally-Invasive Surgery for the Morbidly Obese

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

Three studies presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology demonstrated that transoral endoscopic surgical techniques entering the abdomen through oral cavities such as the nose and mouth can be successful in both bovine and human patients. Further, patients who underwent endoscopic-guided transoral gastroplasty for morbid obesity showed signs of initial weight loss.

High Glucose Before Surgery Raises Risk of Dangerous Complications

Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

Patients who have high blood sugar before undergoing surgery run an increased risk of developing blood clots, deep vein thrombosis and even pulmonary embolism after surgery.