Alcohol Abuse May Increase After Bariatric Surgery
For treating severe obesity, bariatric surgery has been considered a front runner, offering a fix that works with results that last. Despite this, a new study finds a surprising and alarming trend: a...
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Chat With a Doctor: Bariatric Surgery & Diabetes
Register for Online Chat Do you have a question about bariatric surgery and its use in treating type 2 diabetes, and would like to ask a doctor? Tomasz Rogula, MD, Phd, and Sangeeta Kashyap, MD, of...
View ArticleBariatric Surgery May Improve Diabetes (Video)
During gastric bypass, surgeons reduce the stomach from the size of an inflated football to the size of a golf ball, resulting in less eating and weight loss. However, the STAMPEDE trial, designed to...
View ArticleWant Weight Loss Without Surgery?
As a doctor, I work with bariatric surgery patients before or after procedures – and I support patients who want to lose weight without surgery. So how do I advise patients about weight loss? First, it...
View ArticleDiabetes Remission After Gastric Bypass
The benefits of gastric bypass surgery appear to be long-term and go beyond weight loss. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that obese people who had the surgery not...
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The One Innovation That is Curing Diabetes
“First, do no harm.” That’s part of the Hippocratic Oath. Doctors take this very seriously. You don’t intervene where the risk of intervention is greater than the risk of the disease. But the No. 1...
View ArticleCan Surgery Help More People With Diabetes?
If you’re a morbidly obese adult suffering from diabetes, bariatric surgery is an option to help you lose weight and control your condition. But according to a new study, if you’re considered obese —...
View ArticleObesity Is Now Considered a Disease
Obesity isn’t just about being overweight anymore. It’s about life, health, and now, it’s about changing people’s attitudes. Obesity now considered a ‘disease’ The American Medical Association (AMA)...
View ArticleSurgery ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Diabetes
In 2012, a Cleveland Clinic study showed diabetic, overweight patients who had bariatric surgery saw significant improvement or remission of their type 2 diabetes. In the study, bariatric surgery —...
View ArticleBariatric Surgery Offers Hope for Diabetics
This post is part of ongoing coverage of Cleveland Clinic’s 2013 Medical Innovation Summit: Finding Balance through Innovation. Obesity, Diabetes & the Metabolic Crisis. Bariatric surgery has been...
View ArticleSurgery Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes for Years
Bariatric surgery has the potential to improve life for obese patients with type 2 diabetes over the long term, says a new study by Cleveland Clinic researchers. The study shows that even years later,...
View ArticleGastric Bypass is as Safe as Commonly Performed Surgeries
Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes was once considered a high-risk procedure. But a new study shows that complication and death rates for the procedure is comparable...
View Article7 Bariatric Surgery Benefits Besides Helping You Lose Weight
You’d probably eat less if you felt full after eating a small amount of food. That’s exactly what bariatric surgery does and why it helps people lose weight. Bariatric surgery enhances weight loss in...
View ArticleBest Diet Advice for Before and After Your Bariatric Surgery
If you’re in a constant battle with obesity, you may have given some thought to bariatric surgery. Chances are, you’re also wondering how your diet will change before and after surgery. Here are the...
View Article5 Ways to Fight Excess Skin After Your Bariatric Surgery
Have you lost a significant amount of weight but still dealing with loose skin? A series of plastic surgeries called body contouring can help trim excess skin from several places on your body....
View ArticleObesity Is Now Considered a Disease
Obesity isn’t just about being overweight anymore. It’s about life, health, and now, it’s about changing people’s attitudes. Obesity now considered a ‘disease’ The American Medical Association (AMA)...
View Article5 Ways to Fight Excess Skin After Your Bariatric Surgery
Have you lost a significant amount of weight but still dealing with loose skin? A series of plastic surgeries called body contouring can help trim excess skin from several places on your body....
View Article13 Surprising Facts About Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery can reward you in countless ways. But myths persist about the surgery and about obesity itself. Here, bariatric and metabolic nurse specialist Karen Schulz, CNS, shares facts you...
View ArticleDieting Failing? Here’s When to Consider Bariatric Surgery to Protect Your Heart
A 2018 survey found that almost half of U.S. adults weigh much more than they should. This “new normal” may be widely accepted, but it’s not healthy. The extra pounds put you at risk by triggering the...
View ArticleFor People With Type 2 Diabetes, Weight Loss Surgery May Lower Risk of Heart...
According to new research, weight loss surgery may have other significant benefits on top of the weight loss itself. While obesity increases a person’s risk of stroke, heart attack and death, a new...
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