Researchers from the University of Rome conducted a study with 30 morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and 30 others who underwent conventional medical therapy. Remission of diabetes of patients who underwent LSG was achieved for 24 of 30 patients, prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) decreased from 50 percent to 10 percent and medication use decreased at 18 months for antihypertensive and hypolipemic medications. On the...
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