Diabetic Surgery

Diabetes has reached epidemic proposition and almost 90% of type 2 diabetes persons are obese. Weight loss helps to reduce diabetes by almost 50%. There are some people who are just overweight or also normal weight but severely diabetics.

Type 2 Diabetes and Its Effect

• Its chronic disease with injurious effects on all parts of body
• Once diabetic , always a diabetic
• It can cause renal disease, blindness, diabetic foot, increased incidence of silent heart attacks and many more problems
• Treatment consists of life style modification, medication and weight loss
• In spite of adequate medications, people may require insulin and oral medications
• Medications can control not cure diabetes

Diabetes and Its Causes

• Obesity cause decrease insulin production
• Obesity causes insulin resistance
• Anti insulin products causes high blood sugars
• Less GLP causes in diabetics causes raised blood sugars
• Increased fat results in less adiponectin and more leptin which results in high sugars

• Reduction of weight in obese people
• Reduction of anti insulin products
• Increased GLP production
• Insulin sensitization or increased production

All these mechanisms are going to help to reduce blood sugar which will help to cure diabetes in 80% of patients and improves diabetes in remaining patients.

Procedures:

procedures are chosen depending on whether a person is suffering from diabetes with normal weight or diabetes is associated with overweight.

• These procedures are done laparoscopically
• Its indicated in type 2 diabetes only
• People with diabetes history of less than 10 years respond well
• Not indicated in type 1 diabetes