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Surgery gives long-term help for obese diabetics

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AP Washington
New research is boosting hopes that weight-loss surgery can put some patients' diabetes into remission for years and perhaps in some cases, for good.

Longer follow-up from a major study shows that stomach-reducing operations are better than medications for treating "diabesity," the deadly duo of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

Millions of Americans have this and can't make enough insulin or use what they do make to process food.

After three years, blood-sugar levels were normal in 38 percent and 25 percent of two groups given surgery, but in only 5 percent of those treated with medications.

Doctors won't call it a cure because they can't guarantee diabetes will never return, but they hope for long-term remission.
 

The study was discussed today at a cardiology conference in Washington.

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First Published: Mar 31 2014 | 9:58 PM IST

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