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Gastric bypass surgery, which makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the stomach, is often used for both weight control and Type 2 diabetes help. I know some people who would love to scuba dive, but they are too big to do it, which is case they tunr to a quick fix with bypass surgery. Some diabetics have had excellent results with it, but scientists continue to search for ways of improving blood sugar levels in more people with Type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the Imperial Weight Centre of the Imperial College of London in the UK looked at the possibility of improving blood sugar control with a new plan.

Their study, published in November 2011 in the journal Obesity Surgery, tested a plan for blood sugar control after a surgical operation termed Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, or RYGB. Ninety-nine people who had the procedure for diabetes management were included in the study. After their surgery:

• 50 diabetics were discharged with metformin, glargine and insulin adjusted according to their needs, while
• 49 study participants were discharged with standard management.

After one year, the group on the new plan showed greater improvement in lowering their hemoglobin A1c levels (HbA1c), and a higher rate of remission from Type 2 diabetes than those on the standard plan.

As management becomes better tuned, stomach bypass surgery is likely to become a better option in those people for whom conventional weight loss techniques yield poor results. Most people lose more than half the weight they need to lose after the Roux-en-Y procedure, if they follow their healthcare team’s dietary plans and get enough exercise.

The Roux-en-Y procedure:

• is usually considered when the body mass index (BMI) is over 40, which is termed morbid obesity. An individual 5’7″ tall with a weight of 255 pounds (116 kg) would have a BMI of about 40. Several easy-to-use internet BMI calculators are available.
• can be carried out using a large incision, but a small incision in the abdomen is more common.
• after the operation, some abdominal pain is possible and often medications are given to relieve this pain.
• only soft foods and liquids can be eaten at first, and diarrhea, faintness, and nausea can be a problem for about the first month after surgery.

As solid foods are added to the eating plan, the stomach feels full sooner than it did previously, and then the person must learn to eat only until they feel full. Overeating can stretch the stomach, while drinking a large quantity of high-calorie fluids will foil any attempts at weight loss. Since part of the intestine is bypassed less absorption takes place, and patients often need to take supplements of calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B12 to avoid brittle bone disease and anemia.

Bypass surgery is not a magic bullet, but for the right patient it can be the right treatment.

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