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Type 2 Diabetics better off after Gastric Bypass

Posted on October 08, 2008

Ok, so we know that weight loss will aid in treating type 2 diabetes. But would you ever guess that having surgery to lose weight would be preferred over a more natural weight loss.Preliminary research indicates that obese patients with type 2 diabetes who had gastric banding surgery lost more weight and had a higher likelihood of diabetes remission compared to patients who used conventional methods for weight loss and diabetes control.Why do you think that is? Is it because it is a much more rapid weight loss?The surgical group achieved an average 20.7 percent body weight loss at two ye...

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