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Diabetes and Adoption
Rachel and her husband chose to adopt a baby instead of meeting the challenges of handling a high risk pregnancy and Rachel’s type 1 diabetes at the same time. She shares their thought process and ultimate happy ending about the decision to bring a child into their lives.
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Chris Matthews Makes Time for Diabetes
Hosting Hardball on MSNBC and The Chris Matthews Show keep Chris Matthews working long hours. But Matthews got a lesson in priorities and made some life changes when he was diagnosed with type 2.
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A Chihuahua with Diabetes
Olivia and her dog both have diabetes and today they comfort and encourage each other through the rigors of dealing with the disease. Plus, find out what it means when your domestic pet is diagnosed with diabetes.
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Smoking and Diabetes
Smoking has severe effects on your diabetes and your health. Learn why diabetes and smoking are an especially bad combination and get some tips from the experts on how to quit.
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Continuous Glucose Monitors
CGM is a relatively new technology, but the information it provides is invaluable. Find out what CGM offers and whether it could help you.
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Latest Hospital Care Articles
Gastric Bypass Surgery Being Considered as Treatment for Type 2
May 19, 2007
Bariatric surgery, formerly used only for treating obesity, is being explored as a cure for type 2 diabetes in normal weight or moderately overweight people.
A recent analysis of 22,094 patients showed that 84 percent who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) experienced complete reversal of their type 2 diabetes. Most of them stopped their oral meds or insulin before they even left the hospital.
Researchers initially thought that weight loss caused the remission of type 2, but new findings are pointing to hormonal and metabolic changes caused by the surgery. Ghrelin, a peptide that stimulates appetite, is decreased after bypass surgery. Other peptides secreted by intestinal cells, including glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), increase after the operation. (GLP-1 is the protein that Byetta mimics.)
Recently, the RYGB procedure was used on two mildly overweight patients. Within a month post-surgery, these patients had dramatically lower fasting glucose, fasting insulin, and A1c’s.
Specific recommendations regarding the audience for this surgery are due out this summer. The researchers believe that a bit of a turf war may consequently develop between endocrinologists and bariatric surgeons, who have their eye on type 2s as a potential market for surgical procedures.
Source: Medscape Medical News
Amercian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
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Jun 28, 2007
Categories: Hospital Care, Type 2 Issues, Weight Loss
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