Type 2 Diabetes and Bariatric Surgery

In a Study of Patients Following Bariatric Surgery, Type 2 Diabetes Was Resolved*

	Gastric Bypass % of Patients	Gastric Banding % of Patients
Type 2 Diabetes Resolved	83.8%⁴	47.8%⁴

*In medical terminology, "resolved" is defined as removing all known symptoms and signs of the condition or disease.

Long-term Complications

Type 2 diabetes can be a lifelong condition. Type 2 diabetes is an increasingly widespread health issue in the U.S. and has serious long-term consequences. You may want to compare bariatric surgery’s high resolution rates for type 2 diabetes to the long-term effects of the condition.

People with type 2 diabetes are at risk for developing:

-	Heart disease or suffer strokes
-	Kidney disease and eventually kidney failure, which may require either a kidney transplant or dialysis
-	Nerve damage which can lead to digestive problems, bladder problems, sexual dysfunction, and numbness and tingling in the legs
-	Foot problems including ulcers, and poor circulation, which can lead to amputation
-	Eye complications such as glaucoma, cataracts, and nerve damage, which can lead to blindness