BMI Guidelines for Bariatric Surgery in Diabetes: How Low Can We Go?

• Autores: Donna H. Ryan
• Localización: Diabetes care, ISSN-e 0149-5992, Vol. 35, Nº. 7, 2012, págs. 1399-1400
• Idioma: inglés
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  • [...]there is a growing appreciation for the role of bariatric surgery as a tool in diabetes management. The team evaluated anti-GAD or islet cell antibodies and C-peptide levels (overnight fasting and following a mixed meal) to exclude patients with undetectable ß-cell function. [...]one must be careful not to generalize the results of the study into a community care setting, in which surgical teams may not be as experienced and the selection of patients for surgery not so precise.