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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Super obese patients with diabetes may not get the same benefits from bariatric surgery as those who with BMIs less than 62, according to published research.
"For most patients with diabetes and a BMI greater than 35, bariatric surgery increases life expectancy," Daniel Schauer, MD, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, said in a press release. "However, the benefit of surgery decreases as BMI increases. The patients with a BMI over 62 likely don't gain any life expectancy with surgery."
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/ar...rgery-for-diabetics-may-not-be-worth-the-risk
"For most patients with diabetes and a BMI greater than 35, bariatric surgery increases life expectancy," Daniel Schauer, MD, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, said in a press release. "However, the benefit of surgery decreases as BMI increases. The patients with a BMI over 62 likely don't gain any life expectancy with surgery."
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/ar...rgery-for-diabetics-may-not-be-worth-the-risk