Bariatric Surgery Reduces the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Severe Obese Subjects Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy

Obesity and its associated metabolic syndrome have become a major concern and burden for public health in the US and worldwide [1]. Although obesity by itself is detrimental to the overall health and life expectancy of a patient, the most important factors that concern patients and will affect their quality of life and longevity are the obesity-related comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [2].The relationship between obesity and the development of T2DM is well known. Obesity is considered a major independent risk factor, having been well established several times in the literature with up to 90% of T2DM patients overweight or obese [3].
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original articles Source Type: research