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Many obese patients are undergoing gastric banding surgery to lose weight. Placing a band around the stomach reduces one's appetite. A new study by the Journal of the American Medical Association supports gastric bypass for patients with Type 2 diabetes. Is this the right step for you?
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Gastric bypass surgery is getting more and more attention as a potential cure for type 2 diabetes. For example, Dan Hurley's outstanding recent book Diabetes Rising, which I reviewed here, included it in the author's section on cures for diabetes.Usually people define a cure based on fasting blood glucose and A1C tests. Anna L. Marina,…
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My Bariatric Life, Health Guide, commented on Is Gastric Bypass Surgery a Cure? My diabetes has been in remission ever since I had gastric bypass surgery in…
Gretchen Becker, Health Guide, commented on Bariatric Surgery and Type 2 Aggie, I don't mind your being contrary. We learn more by questioning than by just saying…
Dr. Bill Quick, Health Pro, commented on Surgery pre-op checklist for people… Here's my…
Ann Bartlett, Health Guide, commented on Diabetic Mastopathy Hi Rose! If it were me, I would get a second opinion. Mastopathy is nothing akin to…
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