Can Obesity Surgical Procedures Cure Diabetes?
Yes, according to a recent randomized study conducted by Australian researchers and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Obesity is a significant risk factor for diabetes; in fact most Type II diabetes is related to excess weight.
The benefit of weight loss surgery is well known in the medical community. What was unique about the Australian study is that it involved 51 individuals who were an average age of forty seven years old, had been diagnosed with Type II diabetes within the previous two years, and who were randomly selected to receive either standard diabetic care or assigned to receive the obesity surgical procedure known as stomach banding.
Stomach banding, which involves the laparscopic placement of an adjustable silicone band on the upper stomach, limits the amount an individual can eat. This procedure is more popular in Australia than the United States, where medical professionals use stomach stampling or gastric bypass surgery most often.
The Australian study lasted for two years with remarkable results. Individuals who had been given stomach-banding surgery lost an average of over forty-five pounds, while individuals who received standard diabetic care lost only an average of three pounds during the same time period. Both groups were given information about low fat, high fiber diets and both groups could meet with a health professional every few weeks.
So the obvious conclusion is that reduction in weight may cure diabetes. Furthermore, weight reduction surgery is an acceptable way to lose the weight (of course weight loss surgery is not a correct method if the individual is not obese to begin with).
The results of this study have gotten a lot of attention from various medical societies including the American Diabetes Association. Perhaps obesity surgery will become the next standard of treatment for Type II diabetes among overweight individuals.
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The benefit of weight loss surgery is well known in the medical community. What was unique about the Australian study is that it involved 51 individuals who were an average age of forty seven years old, had been diagnosed with Type II diabetes within the previous two years, and who were randomly selected to receive either standard diabetic care or assigned to receive the obesity surgical procedure known as stomach banding.
Stomach banding, which involves the laparscopic placement of an adjustable silicone band on the upper stomach, limits the amount an individual can eat. This procedure is more popular in Australia than the United States, where medical professionals use stomach stampling or gastric bypass surgery most often.
The Australian study lasted for two years with remarkable results. Individuals who had been given stomach-banding surgery lost an average of over forty-five pounds, while individuals who received standard diabetic care lost only an average of three pounds during the same time period. Both groups were given information about low fat, high fiber diets and both groups could meet with a health professional every few weeks.
So the obvious conclusion is that reduction in weight may cure diabetes. Furthermore, weight reduction surgery is an acceptable way to lose the weight (of course weight loss surgery is not a correct method if the individual is not obese to begin with).
The results of this study have gotten a lot of attention from various medical societies including the American Diabetes Association. Perhaps obesity surgery will become the next standard of treatment for Type II diabetes among overweight individuals.
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Other posts
Filing for Disability
Social Security Disability - The award letter
How to apply for disability - SSD and SSI
How does social security define your past work?
SSI application denied at DDS - What do I do next?
Social Security Disability list of impairments
What conditions qualify for SSI?
Disability Sections
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