This week's 'Journal Watch' discusses a clinical trial from Diabetes care , “ Clinical and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Obese Type 2 Diabetes Patients 3 Years After Randomization to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Versus Intensive Lifestyle Management: The SLIMM-T2D Study”, February 2018 Feb 6: dc170487. Authors : Simonson DC; Halperin F; Foster K; Vernon A; Gold fine AB. Synopsis A recent clinical study demonstrates that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery results in greater weight loss, lower HbA1c, and reduced cardiovascular risk in obese patients with T2DM as compared to Intensive medical diabetes and weight management (IMWM).
Key Takeaways RYGB surgery leads to clinical improvements in an efficient manner as compared to the IMWM program in obese patients with T2DM. What Was The Need For This Study? Recent cohort studies and clinical trials demonstrated that bariatric…
