Diabetes News – Newsletter for February 23, 2011

Gastric bypass surgery leads to better long-term results

WASHINGTON – Two new studies have found that gastric bypass surgery lead to better long-term results including greater weight loss, resolution of diabetes and improved quality of life compared with sleeve gastrectomy and “lap-band” surgery.

The most common surgical procedure for treating diabetes in the United States is the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, more commonly referred …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Gastric bypass surgery leads to better long-term results.