Is Weight Loss Surgery Answer to Diabetes?
Australian researchers are reporting that weight loss surgery (adjustable banding) can reverse Type 2 diabetes in people.
The Journal of the American Medical Association says in the report that:
Complete remission of diabetes at 2 years was achieved in 73% of the patients in the LAGB group vs only 13% of those in the medical/behavioral therapy group.
The obese diabetes patients who had the LAGB procedure were more than five times more likely to see their diabetes resolve than people who relied solely on lifestyle changes.
Lap-Band Surgery has become popular as an alternative and less invasive surgery to the typical gastric bypass. With the LAGB surgery, a silicone band with an inflatable inner balloon is placed around the upper part of the stomach, effectively reducing the capacity of the stomach.
The band ensures a feeling of fullness after ingesting only a small amount of food. And because the band controls the passage of food to the rest of your digestive tract, the feeling will continue for several hours after a meal, thereby reducing the urge to eat between meals. The tightness of the gastric band can be adjusted by means of injecting fluid into or out of it through an access device, located under the skin of the abdomen. This adjustment is a simple procedure and can be done on an outpatient basis.
Sandy Robinson also is the blogger for her own website, Fighting Fatigue and the Fighting Fatigue Forum. On the WebbleYou Network, Sandy is co-blogger for the American Idolist blog.
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