Obese patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo
bariatric surgical procedures like sleeve gastrectomy
(shown above) can realize benefits as high as a 40%
reduction in risk of death and major cardiovascular
events, a Cleveland Clinic study has shown.
New app helps individuals with diabetes understand how weight-loss surgery could improve their health. By Holly Strawbridge There is solid evidence showing that weight-loss surgery also known as metabolic or bariatric surgery can improve cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity. However, few eligible patients only 1% ever have the surgery. Failure […]
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