Bariatric Surgery
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Bariatric surgery still best option for some with obesity
“Sometimes we might need to go straight to surgery instead of going through medications first, because it may be the most effective and evidence-...
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ESG yields significant, sustained weight loss across obesity classes
At 12 months, 83.2% of patients achieved ≥10% TBWL and 60.9% achieved ≥15% TBWL across all obesity classes.
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Benefits of bariatric surgery persist for 12 years
The results reinforce the potential role of surgery “as an option to improve diabetes-related outcomes, including people with a BMI of less than...
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Continuous glucose monitoring might help in managing postoperative hypoglycemia
“After a detailed diagnosis, CGM devices can be a helpful tool to assess dietary patterns and make modifications that could reduce the severity of...
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Poor weight loss after bariatric surgery? Liraglutide may help
“The practice of combination therapy will grow as [metabolic and bariatric surgery] and [antiobesity medications] work in synergy.”
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Few patients with BMI of 30-35 get bariatric surgery
The main reason that more patients with lower BMIs are not being offered surgery is related to insurance coverage and reimbursement, one expert...
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Diabetes, cholesterol meds use drops after bariatric surgery
Undergoing bariatric surgery was associated with a substantial and long-lasting reduction in the use of lipid-lowering and antidiabetic...
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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty plus obesity drugs add up to more weight loss
Some experts believe weight-loss medications can help with the rebound in weight that some people experience months after bariatric surgery.
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Medications provide best risk-to-benefit ratio for weight loss, says expert
Surgery provides the most weight loss, but has the greatest risk, according to an endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism professor.
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What’s it like to take Ozempic? A doctor’s own story
‘With the rising popularity of weight loss drug injections, I’ve received many questions from patients about the pros, cons, and costs,” doctor...
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Longer life after bariatric surgery, but suicide risk in young
Death from diabetes was 72% lower in the bariatric surgery patients versus nonsurgery peers.