International Diabetes Federation supports surgery to treat diabetes

Monday, March 28, 2011 - 15:31 in Health & Medicine

Bariatric surgery should be considered earlier in the treatment of eligible patients to help stem the serious complications that can result from diabetes, according to an International Diabetes Federation (IDF) position statement presented by leading experts at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes in New York.

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