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. 2014 Jan;10(1):8-9.
doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2013.222. Epub 2013 Oct 29.

Diabetes: Bariatric surgery for T2DM--cure, or remission and relapse?

Allison B Goldfine  1 , Mary Elizabeth Patti  1
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Diabetes: Bariatric surgery for T2DM--cure, or remission and relapse?

Allison B Goldfine et al. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

The increased prevalence of obesity has led to increased numbers of bariatric surgical procedures being performed annually. Postoperative metabolic improvements in glucose levels, blood pressure and lipids have led to recognition that surgery may prove to be a highly effective therapy for type 2 diabetes (T2D). A recent report evaluates durability of diabetes remission and metabolic improvements.

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