An obesity remedy for diabetes

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Dana Neutze et al. J Fam Pract. 2013 Jan.

. 2013 Jan;62(1):30-2.

¹ Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Abstract

For obese patients with type 2 diabetes, surgery may be the best bet.

Bariatric surgery versus conventional medical therapy for type 2 diabetes.
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