Weight loss surgery has been shown again and again to be an effective way to improve or even resolve type 2 diabetes. Although bariatric procedures were initially created with the goal of weight loss, surgeons were happy to find these surgeries were also having positive metabolic results in patients.
One previously unanswered question has been whether there is a particular surgery that is superior in terms of improving glucose control. Now, a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has provided new information; it has shown it is the weight loss that comes from bariatric surgery that is responsible for improving metabolic responses in obese, insulin resistant, nondiabetic patients. Continue reading