Study Looks at Insulin Requirements After Bariatric Surgery

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Written by Emel Gerdaneri.

Study Looks at Insulin Requirements After Bariatric Surgery

Every year in the United States, over 1.5 million people over the age of 18 are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, sometimes requiring insulin treatment.

Now, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic are examining the impact of obesity surgery on individuals with type 2 diabetes and detailing the health benefits years later.

Type 2 Diabetes Patient Peder Treff

patient peder treffPeder Treff was a patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and weighed 240 kilograms.

Peder Treff complained, "Even if I spend three hours at the gym every day and do everything I'm supposed to, nothing changes."

Cleveland Clinic Researcher Ali Aminian and STAMPEDE

Dr. Ali AminianAt that time, his doctor recommended obesity surgery. Cleveland Clinic researcher Ali Aminian MD was a co-researcher in the STAMPEDE study, a randomized study involving 150 patients that compared bariatric surgery with medical treatment for type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Aminian said, "We demonstrated that both surgical procedures, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy, are superior to medical treatment in terms of weight loss and diabetes control."

Dropped to 135 Kilograms Eventually

peder Treff after surgeryPeder Treff underwent gastric bypass surgery and became a part of the STAMPEDE study. He lost over 100 kilograms and no longer needs insulin. Peder Treff reached his lowest weight of 135 kilograms to date.

In the most recent study, researchers state that patients who underwent obesity surgery have more energy, less bodily pain, and better physical health compared to those receiving only medical treatment for diabetes, with many of them discontinuing insulin use.


Written on 14/01/2022

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Last Update: 02/11/2023

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