Which criteria should be used to define type 2 diabetes remission after bariatric surgery?

Which criteria should be used to define type 2 diabetes remission after bariatric surgery?

BACKGROUND Comparison of diabetes remission rates after bariatric surgery using two different models of criteria. METHODS Retrospective analysis of data from 110 patients with type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity who underwent bariatric surgery, preoperatively and at 18-month follow-up. Comparison of two models of remission: 1) 2009 consensus statement criteria; 2) simple criteria using ADA's H...

Remission of type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery.

Diabetes remission after bariatric surgery: which are the mechanisms?

Bariatric surgery is being performed increasingly in response to the epidemic of obesity plaguing the Western society. The numbers of such procedures have increased sharply worldwide, with the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (GBP) currently being considered as the gold-standard operative treatment for morbid obesity. Its widespread acceptance lies in part in its remarkable success in reducing weight o...

Bariatric surgery and type 2 diabetes mellitus: surgically induced remission.

The relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is well known. Morbidly obese patients with T2DM who undergo bariatric surgery have improvement or remission of their diabetes. Different types of bariatric operations offer varying degrees of T2DM remission. These operations are classified as restrictive, malabsorptive, or a combination of both. The gold-standard operation, k...

Insulin cessation and diabetes remission after bariatric surgery in adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes.

OBJECTIVE The impact of bariatric surgeries on insulin-treated type 2 diabetes (I-T2D) in the general population is largely undocumented. We assessed changes in insulin treatment after bariatric surgery in a large cohort of I-T2D patients, comparing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), controlling for differences in weight loss between pro...