Bariatric Surgery versus Conventional Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

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Authors

Geltrude Mingrone · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Simona Panunzi

Andrea De Gaetano

Caterina Guidone · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Amerigo Iaconelli · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Laura Leccesi · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

G Nanni · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Alfons Pomp

Abstract

In severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery resulted in better glucose control than did medical therapy. Preoperative BMI and weight loss did not predict the improvement in hyperglycemia after these procedures. (Funded by Catholic University of Rome; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00888836.).

Topics & Keywords

Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Diabetes Treatment and Management Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 366, Issue 17, pp. 1577-1585

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1200111

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