The U.S. is in the midst of two intertwined epidemics: obesity and diabetes. Obesity is a major risk factor for developing diabetes and more than 90 percent of type 2 diabetics are overweight or obese.
Diabetes is a devastating global issue that will soon affect nearly 10 percent of the population. As your weight goes up, so does your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. In fact, almost 25 percent of people who are affected by severe obesity (body mass index {BMI} greater than 35) are expected to be diagnosed.
Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to a host of serious and potentially debilitating chronic health problems including heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, blindness and even amputations due to nerve damage.
The Disease of Type 2 Diabetes Can Make Traditional Weight Loss Difficult
Losing weight while tethered to diabetes medications can prove extremely difficult. Studies have shown that traditional diet, exercise and weight loss medications — the cornerstones of therapy for type 2 diabetes — yields a failure result of more than 90 percent.
Antidiabetic drugs also pose the risk of hypoglycemia. Although many new classes of drugs have been developed to treat type 2 diabetes, most patients still fail to achieve the American Diabetes Association’s glycemic control goal of a hemoglobin A1c level lower than seven percent.
So how do people overcome diabetes and obesity in order to renew their health?
How Weight Loss Surgery Can Put Diabetes into Remission
Bariatric surgery, formerly used only for treating obesity, is increasingly being utilized as a cure for type 2 diabetes not only in obese patients but also in moderately overweight people with severe or uncontrolled diabetes.
Bariatric surgery enables the body to become much more efficient at processing blood sugar, thereby enabling patients to greatly reduce their dependence on insulin. In many cases, their blood sugar rapidly returns to a normal rate, enabling them to discontinue these expensive medications (with their prescribing doctor’s approval) soon after surgery.
If you have been battling type 2 diabetes unsuccessfully, talk with your doctor about a bariatric weight loss solution or call Prime Surgicare at 732-982-2002 to set up a one-on-one consultation.
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