Gastric Bypass
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The Bypass Cure
Garbed in a blue surgical robe, mask, and cap, Dr. Julio Teixeira stands over a supersize operating table where Nancy Rubio’s orblike belly erupts through a rectangular opening in sterile blue sheets. He grips two long metal rods, looking as if he were poised for a game of foosball, but his actions are methodical and gentle while his eyes intensely study one of the two large, flat screens that flank Rubio’s body. Teixeira, an expert at this kind of minimally invasive procedure, is performing gastric bypass surgery, one of America’s most common operations. But he also may be curing his patient of type 2 diabetes, literally overnight.
At just under five feet, Rubio is an obese 208…
Resources
The role of bariatric surgery to treat diabetes: current challenges and perspectives
Bariatric surgery is emerging as a powerful weapon against severe obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Given its role in metabolic regulation, the gastrointestinal tract constitutes a meaningful target to treat T2DM, especially in light of accumulating evidence that surgery with gastrointestinal manipulations may result in T2DM remission (metabolic surgery).
The strange side effect of gastric bypass that helps diabetics
We don't really understand how bariatric surgery improves type 2 diabetes.
Weight-loss surgery beats meds for obese, diabetic teens, study says
Weight-loss surgery may help severely obese teens with Type 2 diabetes far more than medication and lifestyle changes alone, new research suggests.
Specialists Call for Gastric Surgery to Be Standard Diabetes Treatment
The call from 45 international organizations represents a massive shift in care guidelines.
From diabetes remedy to diabetes remission; could single-anastomosis gastric bypass be a safe bridge to reach target in non-obese patients?
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is considered a chronic progressive incurable metabolic disease. Single-anastomosis gastric bypass (SAGB) has proved to be effective in obese patients, yet its impact on non-obese diabetics is not extensively studied.
Gastric bypass "surgery in a pill" points to inspired new treatment for diabetes
While gastric-bypass, or bariatric surgery can be a very successful weight-loss treatment option for those suffering from obesity, it has also been seen to be extraordinarily effective in reversing type 2 diabetes. An exciting new study from a team at Brigham and Women's Hospital has now demonstrated an oral agent that can potentially mimic the effects of bariatric surgery to reduce post-meal blood sugar spikes.
Gastric Bypass vs. Lap-Band surgery – which is for you?
Recently, news has come to light that gastric bypass surgery is better than gastric banding surgery for long-term weight loss and health. The article, published in The Wall Street Journal, has started a very good conversation comparing different surgical weight loss options. One that I would like to weigh in on.
More Evidence Gastric Bypass Surgery Helps People Lose Weight And Keep It Off
After ten years, people who had the surgery maintained more weight loss than those who never had the procedure.
Preparing For Gastric Bypass
Getting ready for surgery requires work from doctors and the patient. Not everyone has access to good care.
The Bypass Cure
The procedure will almost surely cause Rubio to shed weight rapidly. But now it is clear that the effects of gastric bypass can reach much deeper. That one, fairly routine surgery will probably also banish Rubio’s diabetes.
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