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New guidelines for type 2 diabetes expand the use of metabolic surgery to patients with a lower body mass index.
Healthcare providers should be aware of updated guidelines that may allow more patients to qualify for metabolic surgery.
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New guidelines for type 2 diabetes expand use of metabolic surgery to patients with a lower body mass index.
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Metabolic surgery for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus: Now supported by the world’s leading diabetes organizations
Philip R. Schauer et al. · Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine · 2017
DOI 10.3949/ccjm.84.s1.06
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