Gastric Bypass Surgery Less Helpful for Diabetics [news]
It's often considered a last resort for the severely overweight and obese, but gastric bypass surgery can be a lifesaver for one group of overweight patients: those with diabetes. `
Several recent studies have reported that the surgery not only reduces patients' risk of death — particularly from obesity-related diseases, including diabetes and coronary artery disease — but that in some patients with diabetes the surgery is practically a cure, resulting in normalization of blood sugar, often within days.
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