Clinicians note that bariatric operations can dramatically resolve type 2 diabetes, often before and out of proportion to postoperative weight loss. Now two randomized controlled trials formally show superior results from surgical compared with medical diabetes care, including among only mildly obese patients. The concept of 'metabolic surgery' to treat diabetes has taken a big step forward.
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Cummings, D. Metabolic surgery for type 2 diabetes. Nat Med 18, 656–658 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.2773
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