Weight loss plays a major role in improving diabetes after obese patients have stomach-reduction surgery, say Duke University Medical Center researchers.
Previous studies have suggested that gastric bypass surgery — which re-routes how food is sent from the stomach to the small intestine — helps improve diabetes by causing changes in the way hormones are secreted from the gut and pancreas .
But the metabolic effects shouldn’t overshadow the importance of losing weight after surgery , the Duke team said.
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