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Originally Posted by tripods68
But 60 Minutes did an episode not too long ago on the benefit of gastric bypass surgery for morbidly obese. Many where diabetics and on HBP medications. After the surgery they found that majority of them no longer needed treatment for HBP and insulin shots. It simply went away after the surgery. It was an amazing results.
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This is absolutely true. Gastric bypass surgery cures diabetes. It isn't related to the weight loss. It is actually from the surgery itself. Blood sugar drops immediately after surgery even before the patient has lost any weight.
My office staff gets upset because when one of our patients has the surgery, we never see them again so we don't get to see how they look after they lose the weight. Patients who used to come monthly to treat their high blood pressure and diabetes stop coming because they don't need my services anymore. They are no longer being treated for high blood pressure and diabetes. They no longer take any medications.
Surgery isn't the answer for everyone, but it is the answer for some.