Author Interviews, Diabetes, UT Southwestern, Weight Research / 03.04.2013
Rapid Improvement of Diabetes After Gastric Bypass Surgery: Is It the Diet or Surgery?
MedicalResearch.com Author Interview: Ildiko Lingvay, MD, MPH, MSCS
Departments of Internal Medicine–Endocrinology and Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Lingvay: We found that the restrictive diet imposed after a bariatric procedure like RYGB is the key element to the rapid improvement in the diabetes seen immediately after surgery.
(more…)