Bariatric surgery was initially developed as a tool for weight reduction only, but it is gaining
increasing popularity because of its remarkable effect on glucose metabolism in morbidly …

Several bariatric operations originally designed to promote weight loss have been found to
powerfully treat type 2 diabetes, causing remission in most cases, through diverse …

Background: The association between obesity and a reduction in life expectancy is well
established, and cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality. Bariatric surgery …

Bariatric surgery induces large and sustainable weight loss in obese patients and improves
glycaemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Eleven randomized controlled trials have …

Introduction: Cardiovascular, together with renal disease, claims a significant proportion of
morbidity and mortality in association with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity. To …

Background In recent years, bariatric surgery was found to have therapeutic potential for the
treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in severely obese patients (body mass index [BMI]≥ 35 …

Aims To compare non-fatal cardiovascular (CV) events and metabolic outcomes, among
obese patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery …

Achieving clinical and biochemical targets in type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is
fundamental to preventing diabetic microvascular and macrovascular complications. These …

Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective strategy for attaining significant and
sustainable weight loss. Dr Richard Varco (Minnesota) performed the first jejunoileal bypass …

Overweight and obesity, especial-ly abdominal obesity, are associated with type 2 diabetes,
hyperlipidemia, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease …