Introduction

The information on surgical obesity treatment practices available on the web is growing in abundance. Since more than a half of morbid obese patients have additional diseases associated with obesity rooted in the metabolism, it is important to find the most appropriate method for the particular case. Therefore, we encourage you to explore our blogs that provide information on metabolic surgery procedures as well as watch short informative videos linked below.

#01. Diabetes Therapy

The treatment of type 2 diabetes consists of traditional medication (in the form of pills), injections, or the metabolic surgery, which draws on the body’s natural regulatory pathways. Below we explore all these possibilities.

#02. History of the Diabetes Surgery

These diabetes surgery methods are not exactly a novelty: in fact, the extraordinary adaptations of the body following the obesity surgery had already been discovered in the 1960s. Over the last two decades, however, based on the observations of a large number of operated patients, a variety of new metabolic surgery methods have been developed.

#03. When to perform the Metabolic Surgery?

The development of obesity surgery and the results observed after these operations influenced the growth and expansion of metabolic surgery. The clinical observations after surgery of a positive effect on the sugar metabolism regulation, appeared independently of the patient’s weight reduction.

#04. Treatment of Insulin Resistance

There are several regulatory mechanisms affected by metabolic surgery. One of the most interesting is the optimisation of lipid metabolism, which leads to the increase of insulin sensitivity and decrease of insulin resistance.

#05. Operative Options of Type 2 Diabetes

The type of metabolic surgery that will be the most beneficial to the patient is selected by an experienced surgeon who specialises in diabetes treatment.

#06. Diabetes Surgery and the Possibility of Complete Remission

The surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes presents an 80% success rate. Based on laboratory examinations, it is possible to accurately determine the probability of the complete remission of the disease.

#07. Diet Requirements after a Metabolic Surgery

As we discuss the change of eating habits following a metabolic surgery, we do not think of a diet, but rather of an adaptation to the anatomical change within the digestive tract. In the first weeks following the metabolic surgical procedure, we recommend a liquid diet (soups) and then a varied selection of foods, which can be broadly described as “Mediterranean”.

#08. Diabetes and Surgery

While, in general, surgery may result in complications, the metabolic surgery is known for its exceptionally low complication risk.

#09. The Evolution of Obesity Surgery

The diabetes surgery is developing rapidly. We are confident that in the next decade, new, diverse operation methods will enter the stage.

#10. Surgeons specializing in metabolic surgery

It is particularly important to have a solid relationship with your diabetes care provider. You ought to receive detailed information about the surgeon you will trust with the procedure.