Hormonal
For patients with Type 2 Diabetes and BMI ≥35 kg/m², referral to multidisciplinary obesity services or bariatric surgery is clinically indicated and superior to standard specialist diabetes clinic management for achieving glycaemic targets and remission.
If you have Type 2 Diabetes and a BMI over 35, standard medication adjustments are often not enough to reach healthy blood sugar levels. You meet the criteria for bariatric surgery or specialized obesity programs, which are proven to help achieve remission. You should actively ask your specialist for a referral to these services, as they are often under-utilized due to systemic barriers.
National and International guidelines recommend considering bariatric surgery for body mass index (BMI) ≥35 kg/m2... Bariatric surgery is an established treatment option for severe obesity and T2DM, and can result in significant, sustained weight loss and improvement/remission of T2DM.
Why this rating
The primary data is a retrospective observational audit showing low referral rates, supported by citations of RCTs (DiRECT, Look AHEAD) for the mechanism's efficacy.
Source
Severe Obesity in A Specialist Type 2 Diabetes Outpatient Clinic: An Australian Retrospective Cohort Study
Arunav Thakur et al. · Research Square · 2020
DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-128134/v1
Related findings · Hormonal
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