Can Gastric Bypass Eliminate Diabetes in Obese Teens?
On numerous occasions in the past, we have written about the relationship between bariatric surgery and diabetes — particularly, how such surgeries can reduce the effects of diabetes. Now there is new data that supports this finding, particularly in the case of obese teenagers who undergo gastric bypass surgery. Dr. Thomas Inge, from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, was the head researcher on this study. According to Inge, this was the first study that looked at adolescents with type 2 diabetes. Previous studies have had success with diabetes remission in adults, but until now teens have been left out of such research. Type 2 diabetes is often associated with obesity, and therein lies the connection between bariatric weight-loss surgery and the elimination of diabetes. According to Inge: “Our study found that, in most cases, teens can lose one-third of their weight and come off diabetes medications with remission of their diabetes one year after bypass surgery.” The study was conduc
