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Gastric bypass 'cures' diabetes?
Clinical Update - Diabetes: Bariatic surgeons have been aware for some time that the effects of bypass surgery on diabetes are dramatic. Traditionally, patients referred for such surgery have had a BMI of 35kg/m2 and above. Improvement has been observed in the diabetes of 100 per cent of gastric bypass patients who have undergone this surgery in Cork.
'Like any other surgery, it comes with risks'
Gastric bypass surgery is one of a range of bariatric or weight loss procedures used to combat morbid obesity.
