Surgery for Diabetes at Lower BMI: Some Caution

It is important to differentiate between types 1 and 2 diabetes in the adult when bariatric surgery is being considered, particularly in patients whose BMI is below that of severe obesity. Published papers appear to have overlooked this feature, and/or have not provided long-term follow-up regarding...

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Published in:Obesity surgery 2008-10, Vol.18 (10), p.1211-1214
Main Author: Deitel, Mervyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bariatric Surgery
Body Mass Index
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus - surgery
Editorial
Gastrointestinal surgery
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 - physiology
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use
Insulin resistance
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obesity
Peptides - therapeutic use
Risk Assessment
Surgery
Venoms - therapeutic use
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Summary:It is important to differentiate between types 1 and 2 diabetes in the adult when bariatric surgery is being considered, particularly in patients whose BMI is below that of severe obesity. Published papers appear to have overlooked this feature, and/or have not provided long-term follow-up regarding late insulin dependency.
ISSN:0960-8923
1708-0428
DOI:10.1007/s11695-008-9674-9