Obesity and type 2 diabetes: Also linked in therapeutic options

Abstract

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide over the past decades. Obesity is associated with multiple comorbidities, such as type 2 diabetes, that generates a great impact on health and economy. Weight loss in these patients leads to glycemic control so it is a target to achieve. Lifestyle changes are not effective enough and recently other treatments have been developed such as bariatric/metabolic surgery, as well as drugs for type 2 diabetes and antiobesity drugs. The aim of this review is to compare the results in weight reduction and glycemic control of the different kinds of drugs with bariatric / metabolic surgery's results in type 2 diabetes.

Keywords: Antiobesity drugs; Bariatric surgery; Cirugía bariátrica; Cirugía metabólica; Clinical trials; Diabetes tipo 2; Ensayos clínicos; Fármacos para obesidad; Metabolic surgery; Obesidad; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes.