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Reverse Effects of Diabetes with Gastic Bypass
February 5, 2009
Patients with adult onset diabetes can rid themselves of their disease with weight loss surgery. This involves eliminating the need for medications and potentially reversing the effects of diabetes.
Beginning 2009, the American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Recommendations states, "Bariatric surgery should be considered for adults with body mass index, or BMI >35kg/m2 and type 2 diabetes, especially if the diabetes is difficult to control with lifestyle and pharmacologic therapy. " We applaud the recent ADA decision to include Bariatric surgery into their clinical practice recommendations," states Dr. Daniel Cottam, Bariatric surgeon at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center.
Obesity is a complicated disease and not a result of lifestyle choices. Prevalence of adult Americans who are severely obese, or -100lbs overweight is increasing at an alarming rate. Some 15 million adult Americans are obese. In addition, some 25 million more are obese and have type2 diabetes. "Diabetes can disappear before the patient even leaves the hospital after gastric bypass surgery," said Dr. Christina Richards, Bariatric surgeon at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center. Resolution of diabetes can also occur after lap band surgery, but generally takes longer.
Salt Lake Regional Medical Center is a Center of Excellence certified hospital. Physicians Dr. Cottam and Dr. Richards are specialty-trained experienced bariatric surgeons, who dedicate 100% of their surgery practice to weight loss surgery and the after care of patients having weight loss surgery. Their team of experts include a clinical psychologist, bariatric dietician, bariatric nurses, exercise physiologists and administrative staff who understand the needs of patients suffering from severe obesity and the core morbidities associated with this disease. Salt Lake Regional Medical Center has dedicated funds to provide bariatric equipment and furniture to effectively accomodate surgical weight loss patients.
Upon request, bariatric surgeons and a patient may be available for interviews. For information about the Surgical Weight Loss Center of Utah please visit our website at www.thinbeginnings.com. Or call 1-866-431-WELL (9355).
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