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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.

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%.

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.

Gastric Bypass Superior to Banding for Super Obese

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

For super morbidly obese patients, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a better approach than gastric banding, according to researchers.

Implantable Gastric Stimulation (IGS)

Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006

Transcend™ Implantable gastric stimulation (IGS) system for weight loss is currently available in Europe and Canada and is now a part of Medtronic. This system uses gentle electrical stimulation of the stomach to enhance the normal feeling of fullness (satiety). Patients can expect to lose 30-40% of excess weight over a period of 24 months

Gut Hormone Changes Following Bariatric Surgery Explains Benefits

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

After weight-loss surgery, a number of changes in gut hormone levels occur that may help explain the appetite reduction, weight loss, and improved glycemic control seen with these procedures

Weight Loss Surgery Helps Prevent Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

The long-lasting weight reduction achieved with laparoscopic gastric banding, a minimally invasive type of weight loss surgery, can help in the prevention and remission of type 2 diabetes and stave off High blood pressure, in obese patients

New Complication With Gastric Bypass: Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Patients who underwent the most popular type of obesity surgery have developed an apparent complication -- blood sugar so perilously low that it causes confusion, tunnel vision and blackouts.

Battle of the Bulge: Dietary Challenges after Obesity Surgery

Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2005

If you're morbidly obese and you've made the decision to have obesity surgery, your journey is far from over. While this may be a step towards a much healthier life, the lifestyle changes that you will have to make after surgery must be considered or you'll be in even worse shape than when you began

Weight Loss Surgery Staves Off Prediabetes

Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005

Normal insulin sensitivity is restored more rapidly and is not dependent on the amount of weight loss.