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Treating T2DM and obesity with bariatric surgery and GLP1 agents

Bariatric surgery often produces remission of hyperglycaemia in patients with coexistent obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, but the hyperglycaemia is prone to return years later. A prospective study demonstrates that therapy with a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist can reinstate normal glycaemic control in many of these patients.

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Bailey, C.J. Treating T2DM and obesity with bariatric surgery and GLP1 agents. Nat Rev Endocrinol 15, 504–506 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-019-0240-4

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