A new University of Minnesota study published in JAMA on June 5 reveals that mild to moderately obese patients with Type 2 diabetes had more improvements in their blood glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure after they underwent gastric bypass surgery, than patients who made lifestyle changes with medical counseling.
About 35.7 percent of the U.S. adult population is obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Obesity has been linked to heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, some cancers and some of the leading causes of preventable death.
About 25.8 million people have diabetes in the U.S. as of 2010, the NIH reports. The vast majority of those people have Type 2 diabetes, which is when the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells do not use the insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas and is required for a process in which the body wants to use energy from glucose, or broken down sugars and starches obtained from food.
The best treatment for Type 2 diabetes is weight loss, but controlling glucose levels, blood pressure and cholesterol are important as well, the study authors noted. However, the optimal way to manage all those factors remains unknown.
Researchers looked at 120 participants who had a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of 8.0 percent or higher, body mass index (BMI) between 30.0 and 39.9 signifying they were obese, a C peptide level of more than 1.0 ng/mL, and Type 2 diabetes for at least six months.
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