Today, many people battling diabetes, most of whom are significantly overweight, are unaware that undergoing weight loss surgery may significantly lessen symptoms or even put the disease into remission. Sometimes permanently.
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 or BMI greater than 35) are expected to be eventually 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. Read more…