Surgery achieves better long-term control of type 2 diabetes than standard therapy
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
Metabolic or bariatric surgery may be more effective than standard medical treatments for the long-term control of type 2 diabetes in obese patients, according to a new study. The study is the first to provide data on five-year outcomes of surgery from a randomized clinical trial specifically designed to compare this new approach against standard medical therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.