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Greater weight loss following bariatric surgery correlates with a higher likelihood of discontinuing anti-glycemic medications, although this specific correlation was not statistically significant in this study due to sample size.
While surgery helps everyone, those who lose more weight (11-15 BMI points) are much more likely to stop taking diabetes medications than those who lose less. Aim for significant weight loss to maximize the chance of medication independence.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
While only 38% of patients who lost 0-5 BMI were able to discontinue their pre-operative medications, 71% of those who lost 11-15BMI were medication free at 2 years.
Why this rating
Retrospective study with noted 'lack of power' preventing statistical significance.
Source
Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Glycemic Control in a Military Training Facilitytary Training Facility
Christina Dunn · Journal of Diabetes and Obesity · 2015
DOI 10.15436/2376-0494.15.021
cohort · n=193
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