In obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, 12 months of medical therapy plus bariatric surgery achieved glycemic control in significantly more patients than medical therapy alone.
Further study will be necessary to assess the durability of these results. (Funded by Ethicon Endo-Surgery and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00432809.).
2012-04-26
Eng.
The New England journal of medicine
Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic M61, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. schauep [at] ccf.org
N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr;366(17):1567-76
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