If you struggle with obesity and type 2 diabetes, research suggests that bariatric surgery will not only help you lose weight, but also improve or resolve your diabetes. Las Vegas weight loss surgeon Thomas Umbach encourages you to schedule a consultation to discuss weight loss surgery with him.
Research Backs Up Diabetes Claim
A good majority of the research linking bariatric surgery to the treatment of type 2 diabetes has come out of the Cleveland Clinic. Results of the Cleveland Clinic’s 2012 STAMPEDE trial (Surgical Therapy And Medications Potentially Eradicate Diabetes Efficiently), published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed bariatric surgery to be more effective than medicine in controlling diabetes in obese patients.In fact, researchers noted that 42 percent of patients in the study who underwent gastric bypass surgery showed no signs of diabetes after one year, compared to 12 percent of patients receiving drug therapy.
A similar study out of the Catholic University in Rome, also published in 2012, made another surprising discovery. They noted that some of their test’s subjects saw a change in their insulin and blood sugar levels almost immediately after surgery, even before losing any weight.
The Cleveland Clinic then led a STAMPEDE sub-study, the results of which were published in Diabetes Care in February 2013, that found gastric bypass surgery restores pancreatic function in moderately obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.
Long-Term Remission from Diabetes?
Though these studies’ findings were encouraging, up until late last year, nobody had looked at the long-term benefits of bariatric surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes.In September 2013, the Annals of Surgery published new research from the Cleveland Clinic confirming that overweight patients with type 2 diabetes continue to improve or reverse their diabetes nine years after weight loss surgery.
The Cleveland Clinic’s lead investigator, Dr. Stacy Brethauer, said, “This study confirms that the procedure can offer durable remission of diabetes in some patients and should be considered as an earlier treatment option for patients with uncontrolled diabetes.”
Schedule a Bariatric Surgery Consultation
Dr. Umbach would be happy to explain how bariatric surgery at his Las Vegas practice can help you accomplish your health goals and live a longer, more satisfying life. Please call 702-463-3300 to schedule a consultation today.
Sources:
- http://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-weight-loss-surgery-keeps-diabetes-at-bay-long-term-reverses-complications/
- http://www.today.com/video/today/46865805#46865805
- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130919140823.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily:+Latest+Science+News%29
- http://abcnews.go.com/Health/DiabetesTreatment/weight-loss-surgery-cuts-type-diabetes/story?id=16002552
- http://my.clevelandclinic.org/media_relations/library/2013/2013-09-19-cleveland-clinic-study-shows-long-term-effects-bariatric-surgery-obese-patients-type-2-diabetes.aspx
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