Gastrointestinal surgery for the morbid obese has long been an option in treatment, providing positive long-lasting results such as normal blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels and the discontinuation of diabetes-related medications. Is type 2 diabetes an operable intestinal disease? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, chief of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Francesco Rubino, as they discuss the implications of metabolic surgery for type 2 patients.
Gastric Surgery for Bypassing Type 2 Diabetes
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Gastrointestinal surgery for the morbid obese has long been an option in treatment, providing positive long-lasting results such as normal blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels and the discontinuation of diabetes-related medications. Is type 2 diabetes an operable intestinal disease? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, chief of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Francesco Rubino, as they discuss the implications of metabolic surgery for type 2 patients.
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