Posts tagged diabetes
Recruiting Begins for Clinical Trial of EndoBarrier
Doctors across the United States are now recruiting hundreds of obese and diabetic patients for the U.S. pivotal clinical trial of EndoBarrier, the ENDO Trial, GI Dynamics announced yesterday. EndoBarrier is a thin, flexible, tube-shaped liner that forms a physical barrier between food and a portion of the intestine wall. The EndoBarrier alters the digestion [...]
Read the full article →Cleveland Clinic Names Bariatric Surgery Top Medical Innovation
Bariatric surgery for diabetes control was selected as the top medical innovation for 2013 by physicians and scientists at the Cleveland Clinic. The announcement was made today during the Cleveland Clinic’s 2012 Medical Innovation Summit. The highly anticipated Top 10 list is released annually naming the devices and therapies that will have a major impact [...]
Read the full article →Early Surgical Intervention Benefits Obese Diabetics
The duration of type 2 diabetes appears to affect the likelihood of improvement or remission in obese patients who undergo laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, according to an interim analysis of the LAP-BAND AP Experience (APEX) clinical trial. Study participants with remission or improvement had an average duration of diabetes that was less than the patients [...]
Read the full article →Diabetes Improved Regardless of Procedure for Weight Loss Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery is no better at treating diabetes than gastric banding or vertical banded gastroplasty, according to researchers of a large ongoing study known as the ‘Swedish Obese Subjects’ study. The new research, which was presented at the International Congress of Endocrinology/European Congress of Endocrinology in Florence, Italy on May 7, 2012, showed that [...]
Read the full article →Bariatric Surgery vs Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes
Instead of reaching for their medications, obese diabetics may be better off heading to the surgeon’s office, according to the results of several new studies comparing medical therapy and bariatric surgery in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, a condition often associated with obesity, is a disease that affects the body’s ability [...]
Read the full article →IDF Recommends Bariatric Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has issued a position statement recommending bariatric surgery as an appropriate treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity. This is the first time any major international organization has made recommendations on the use of bariatric surgery as a therapy. The position statement, “Bariatric Surgical and Procedural Interventions [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Bypass vs Other Procedures for Obese Patients with Diabetes
Gastric bypass surgery appears more likely to achieve resolution of type 2 diabetes compared with laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery and sleeve gastrectomy, according to two studies in the February issue of Archives of Surgery. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are two of the most common and serious health problems in the United States. These [...]
Read the full article →Overweight Diabetic Patients Wanted for Gastric Bypass Study
Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have announced plans to conduct one of the first studies examining gastric bypass surgery as a treatment for type 2 diabetes rather than for morbid obesity. This study is specifically interested in finding out whether gastric bypass surgery controls diabetes as well or even better than traditional medical [...]
Read the full article →EndoBarrier Demonstrates Significant Weight Loss in Advanced Trials
EndoBarrier non-surgical therapy continues to show positive results in advanced clinical trials, according to a press release issued this week by GI Dynamics. Following 12 months of use with the EndoBarrier, patients enrolled in the study lost an average of 20 percent of their body weight, or 49.5 pounds. In addition to significant weight loss, [...]
Read the full article →Bariatric Surgery Saves Money for Diabetic Patients
Despite the nearly $30,000 price tag, a new study found that bariatric surgery saved money in the long run for the majority of people with diabetes. The cost savings resulted from a reduction in the use of diabetes medications and overall health care costs. According to study results, nearly 75% of diabetic patients were off [...]
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