Type 2 diabetes can be reversed in the operating room. The implications are staggering for halting one of Americas deadliest diseases.
By Bijal P. Trivedi|Thursday, October 25, 2012 Discover Magazine
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By Bijal P. Trivedi|Thursday, October 25, 2012 Discover Magazine
In March of last year, the International Diabetes Federation endorsed bariatric surgery as a type 2 diabetes treatment for obese patients, citing studies indicating that it triggers remission in about 85 percent of patients. Bariatric surgery is the umbrella term for all weight-loss surgeries reserved for obese patients. Gastric bypass is a subset of these surgeries that first divides the stomach into a small and large pouch and then connects the small stomach pouch to the lower small intestine; Roux-en-Y is the most popular gastric bypass surgery in the group.
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