The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) shall investigate a same-day minimally invasive procedural to improve glucose control for Type 2 diabetes patients in a pilot study. Absalon D. Gutierrez, MD, and Nirav C. Thosani, MD, are among the first physician-researchers in the country to assess the safety and effectiveness of The DMR procedural System, designed to help improve blood sugar levels without the need for additional medications.
The DMR procedure aims to potentially prevent or even reverse disease progression for patients with diabetes and related conditions According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 30 million Americans, including close to 3 million Texans, now have diabetes, a disease that causes high blood sugar. Type 2 diabetes affects 90 to 95 per cent of all diabetes patients. The DMR procedural System is operated…
