Weight Loss Surgery (Liposuction) May Be Answer To Diabetes
Way back in 1999 a study was conducted the effects of liposuction on 14 women who were obese and were at risk of developing diabetes. After the surgery as done, insulin resistance decreased for all those who underwent the surgery. The results were hailed as being “provocative” in nature. Fast forward to 2011 and a new study has substantiated what was realized in 1999.
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There has been a great deal of interest shown in liposuction and other weight loss surgeries but they have only generated an interest in those who were hoping to look like a Hollywood star. Add to this the negative experiences and complications of those who have undergone liposuction and people have strayed away.
However, today health authorities are hailing the benefits of liposuction and other surgeries from a medical standpoint. Weight loss surgery is recommended to those who may be suffering from type 2 diabetes since it could very well deal with the complications that could arise if left untreated.
According to IDF spokesman Professor Sir George Alberti, of Imperial College London, “Bariatric intervention is a health- and cost-effective therapy for type 2 diabetes and obesity with an acceptable safety profile” and “Bariatric surgery for severely obese people with type 2 diabetes should be considered much earlier in management rather than held back as a last resort.”
So while the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) speaks in favor of bariatric weight-loss surgery such as gastric bands and also bypasses, the question remains as to how willing people will be to try this new solution out. Needless to say, obesity coupled with diabetes is widely regarded as being one of the largest health epidemics present in human history. With in excess of 300 million individuals across the globe suffering from diabetes, more bad news comes in the form of a forecast by IDF; by 2030 the number of people suffering from diabetes is expected to reach a catastrophic 400 million.
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