Add Type 2 Diabetes to the list of medical diagnoses now treatable with surgery.
The New England Journal of Medicine reports that medication plus surgery to shrink the stomach controls diabetes better than medical therapy alone.
At least in the short run (the study lasted 12 months).
Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy in Obese Patients with Diabetes — NEJM.
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