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Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
Surgery could help them avoid long-term complications of blood sugar disease, scientists say. Obese teenagers who have gastric bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes disappear, a new study finds.
Also called bariatric surgery, the procedure works by limiting the size of the stomach and thereby reducing the amount of food one can eat. In this study, researchers used the Lapband method, which involves placing an adjustable band to block off most of the stomach.
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