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Bariatric surgery improves diabetes control and induces high rates of diabetes remission.
Bariatric surgery may be considered as a treatment option for improving diabetes management and achieving remission.
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Furthermore, bariatric surgery improves diabetes control, hypertension, quality of life, stroke, myocardial infarction and reduces mortality. Interestingly, bariatric surgery induces high rates of short and long-term diabetes remission.
Why this rating
The claim is supported by a review of multiple outcomes related to diabetes.
Source
Bariatric surgery and diabetes remission: how far have we progressed?
Awadhesh Kumar Singh et al. · Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2015
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