Interventional treatment for type 2 diabetes
Journal Title: Postępy Nauk Medycznych - Year 2015, Vol 28, Issue 12
Abstract
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are currently the most serious health problems in developedand developing countries. According to standards of treatment of diabetes, especially withobesity, weight reduction is an essential element of therapy. However, to obtain a decreasein weight and its maintenance is often very difficult. This is due to the limited effectiveness ofthe available methods and to the reluctance of patients to maintain the rigors of dietary andphysical activity. On the other hand, it is quite well known already that bariatric surgery isan effective way to achieve a significant reduction in body weight. Now several million suchsurgical interventions has already been carried out all over the world. Since the introductionof the laparoscopic technique, they are getting more safe, effective, and the variety of typesof operation allows to adjust the appropriate method individually for each patient.Review briefly presents the different types of operations, the rules for eligibility andpreparing patients for surgery, as well as the most important problems which the physicianshould remember in care about the patient after surgery. These are also an alternative tosurgery, less invasive methods of intervention treatment of diabetes and obesity described.
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Jarosław Kozakowski
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