Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 5-Year Outcomes

Five-year data showed that among patients with type 2 diabetes and a BMI of 27 to 43, bariatric surgery plus intensive medical therapy was more effective than intensive medical therapy alone in decreasing or resolving hyperglycemia, even among those with a BMI of less than 35. Observational studies...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 376; no. 7; pp. 641 - 651
Main Authors:	Schauer, Philip R, Bhatt, Deepak L, Kirwan, John P, Wolski, Kathy, Aminian, Ali, Brethauer, Stacy A, Navaneethan, Sankar D, Singh, Rishi P, Pothier, Claire E, Nissen, Steven E, Kashyap, Sangeeta R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 16.02.2017
Subjects:	Adult Blood Glucose - analysis Body Mass Index Body weight Cholesterol Cholesterol, HDL - blood Clinical outcomes Clinical trials Combined Modality Therapy Comparative studies Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent) Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - surgery Drug therapy Female Gastrectomy Gastric Bypass Gastrointestinal surgery Glucose Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis Hemoglobin Humans Hyperglycemia Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use Insulin Insulin - therapeutic use Male Middle Aged Motivation Obesity - complications Obesity - surgery Surgery Treatment Outcome Triglycerides - blood Cleveland Ohio United States > US
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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