Weight Loss as a Cure for Type 2 Diabetes (printer-friendly)

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Health Leader - Bypassing Diabetes

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Can Weight Loss Surgery Cure Type 2 Diabetes? « Weight Management

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Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission - Houston Chronicle

chron.com — “CHICAGO (AP) — New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say the operation should be offered sooner to more people with the disease — not just as a last resort. [...] in one study, most surgery patients were able to stop all diabetes drugs and have their disease stay in remission for at least two years. Food makes the gut produce hormones to spur insulin, so trimming away part of it surgically may affect those hormones, doctors be” View full resource at chron.com

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Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission - seattlepi.com

seattlepi.com — “CHICAGO (AP) — New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say the operation should be offered sooner to more people with the disease — not just as a last resort. [...] in one study, most surgery patients were able to stop all diabetes drugs and have their disease stay in remission for at least two years. Food makes the gut produce hormones to spur insulin, so trimming away part of it surgically may affect those hormones, doctors be” View full resource at seattlepi.com

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Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission - Local News - Providence, RI - msnbc.com

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Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission - Yahoo! News

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Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission - BusinessWeek

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Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission - BostonHerald.com

bostonherald.com — “CHICAGO — New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say the operation should be offered sooner to more people with the disease — not just as a last resort. The two studies, released on Monday, are the first to compare stomach-reducing...” View full resource at bostonherald.com

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Obesity surgery reverses signs of diabetes - USATODAY.com

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New study: Weight-loss surgery may cure diabetes - 60 Minutes Overtime - CBS News

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Is weight-loss surgery the cure for diabetes? This study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, says maybe. http://t.co/OHWHnAEo

Weight-loss surgery patients miss out on diabetes checks | GPonline.com

gponline.com — “GPs should be wary of labelling type 2 diabetics as ‘cured‘ by weight-loss surgery to avoid them missing vital checks, experts have warned.” View full resource at gponline.com

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Weight Loss Surgery May Help Diabetes

health.yahoo.net — “FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss surgery isn't likely to cure type 2 diabetes, but it can improve blood sugar control, a new study suggests.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net

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