Studies in Australia and overseas are showing that many people with type 2 diabetes, undergoing weight-loss surgical procedures are finding their diabetes either disappears completely or is drastically improved.

Weight-loss surgery changes the anatomy of your digestive system.  The surgery helps in weight loss and lowers the risk of medical problems associated with obesity by limiting the amount of food you can eat and digest.   You will feel full much more quickly than when your stomach was it’s original size.

Surgery may seem like a quick fix for people battling with their weight but surgeons and experts point out it is not a magic cure.

1.  Gastric Banding:\r

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• this procedure is performed using keyhole surgery

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• an inflatable band is placed around the upper section of the stomach making the stomach into a smaller pouch

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• the band keeps the opening from expanding and is designed to stay in place indefinitely

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• it can be adjusted to increase or decrease the size of the pouch or can be surgically removed if necessary

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• the mortality rate is reported to be 1 in 1000

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• less weight loss and slower weight loss occurs with this procedure than with gastric bypass

2.  Gastric Bypass Surgery:\r

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• is a major procedure

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• some surgeons perform this procedure by inserting a laparoscope through small incisions in the abdomen.  A tiny camera at the end of the laparoscope allows the surgeon to see inside your body

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• the laparoscopic procedure usually shortens the hospital stay and gives a faster recovery than open gastric bypass

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• the surgeon creates a small pouch at the top of your stomach, adding a bypass around a section of your stomach and small intestine

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• the pouch created is then able to hold very small amounts of food

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• food is then redirected, bypassing most of your stomach and the duodenum (the first section of your small intestine), into the jejunum (the second section of your intestine)

The sealed stomach section remains healthy and continues to secrete digestive juices.  This  weight-loss surgery limits absorption of nutrients and reduces calorie intake.  

Research shows there are greater risks with a bypass but the benefits still make it a viable option.  The risk of staying overweight far outweighs the risk of surgery.

How these surgeries work:

Although not always, often type 2 diabetes results from a person being overweight.  This then puts the beta (insulin producing) cells of the pancreas under great stress.  The pancreas has to work harder to produce more and more insulin and eventually becomes exhausted. By reducing the amount of fat in the body and reducing insulin resistance, the pancreas recovers.  

The most effective way to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes is directly associated with lifestyle changes.

Surgery or not, without lifestyle changes diabetes will remain. 

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