Can obesity surgery 'cure' diabetes?

by Brian White (Subscribe to Brian White's posts)
Jan 24th 2008 4:25PM

We've heard before that obesity is a main cause for the development and onset of diabetes. But, could obesity surgery be the cause for many diabetes cases? Seems logical, although curing obesity with surgery should be a last resort in my humble opinion. Whatever happened to working hard to lose all that extra weight?

Now, I do know it's near impossible for some to work out regularly to try and lose wight, but near anyone can change diet choices to really start dropping the pounds. Do you agree, or is surgery a quick and easy solution to ridding oneself of obesity?

Research from Australia determined that those who were obese but were subjected to obesity surgery were five times more likely to have diabetes go away over the course of two years after the surgery compared to those who only went through standard diabetes care. Well, when the stomach and other organs are physically altered to curb hunger and food cravings, I can see this being a solution that works. Is it the best solution, though?

Source

Comments (2)

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Vishaal 1-24-2008 @ 5:32PM

I think weight surgeries should only be used to the extreme morbidly obese. I think celebrities who have had the gastric bypass, like Randy Jackson, Star Jones, and that one lady's-name-I-don't-know, makes it seem like the miracle for regular overweight folk. It all seems very easy when seen on television, but it's such a violent proceedure for the body. Diet and exercise is all I say.

the goddess anna 1-24-2008 @ 6:11PM

Once your metabolism is all jacked up from improper eating (or yo-yo dieting, or anything else that might affect a metabolism), changing diet and trying to exercise more are not going to work. For those who are out of options, maybe this surgery will save their lives.