Weight Loss Surgery Can Put Diabetes into Remission

As your weight goes up, so does your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. In fact, almost 25 percent of people who are affected by severe obesity (body mass index {BMI} greater than 35) are expected to be eventually diagnosed.

Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to a host of serious and potentially debilitating chronic health problems including heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, blindness and even amputations due to nerve damage.

Cleveland Clinic Study Finds Bariatric Surgery Helps Control Diabetes for Years

Type 2 Diabetes Can Make Traditional Weight Loss Difficult

Trying to lose weight--while tethered to diabetes medications--can prove extremely difficult. Studies have shown that traditional diet, exercise and weight loss medications--the cornerstones of therapy for type 2 diabetes—yield failure results of more than 90 percent of the patients who try.

So how do people overcome diabetes and obesity in order to renew their health?

Jill Herman of central NJ battles back to win the war on obesity—and her type 2

Bariatric surgery, formerly used only for treating obesity, is increasingly being utilized as a cure for type 2 diabetes not only in morbidly obese patients but also in very overweight people (BMI greater than 35) with severe or uncontrolled diabetes.

Weight loss surgery enables the body to become much more efficient at processing blood sugar, thereby enabling patients to greatly reduce their dependence on insulin. In many cases, their blood sugar rapidly returns to a normal rate, enabling them to discontinue these expensive medications (with their prescribing doctor’s approval) soon after surgery.

Learn more about gastric bypass bariatric surgery

Dr. Seun hosts a monthly New Patient Seminar for people considering a bariatric weight loss solution. The session is free and you are invited to bring along supportive friends and family members.

If you are tired of battling type 2 diabetes, talk with your doctor about a bariatric weight loss solution or call Prime Surgicare at 732-982-2002 to set up a one-on-one consultation with our medical director, Dr. Seun Sowemimo.