New Study Shows About 60% Remain Diabetes-Free 5 To 16 Years After Gastric Bypass

Nearly 90 percent of morbidly obese patients with Type 2 diabetes experienced diabetes resolution within the first year of gastric bypass surgery and about 60 percent remained diabetes-free five to 16 years later, according to a new study presented today at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

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Filed under: Diabetes on June 27th, 2009