The Medical Minute: Bariatric surgery and diabetes

Being overweight is the greatest risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. With two thirds of the U.S. population now overweight and half of these individuals (one third) meeting the medical definition of obese, the connection between weight and type 2 diabetes is of great medical interest. Studies show that even modest weight losses reduce this risk. Even more interesting has been the discovery that about 85 percent of diabetes patients undergoing bariatric surgery are totally or partially cured of their diabetes, and the "why" is not yet fully understood.

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