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General Category => 3DHS => Topic started by: Lanya on May 05, 2008, 03:16:23 PM

Title: surgery very promising for diabetes
Post by: Lanya on May 05, 2008, 03:16:23 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/03/AR2008050301837.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Title: Re: surgery very promising for diabetes
Post by: Plane on May 05, 2008, 05:53:22 PM

I know so many diabetics!

I hope this works .

Title: Re: surgery very promising for diabetes
Post by: Lanya on May 05, 2008, 07:31:47 PM

I hope so too!
Unless I'm mistaken, I think it can be considered to be a type of "bariatric surgery" you hear about so much as a treatment for obesity. 

Title: Re: surgery very promising for diabetes
Post by: Plane on May 05, 2008, 07:41:39 PM

Quote from: Lanya on May 05, 2008, 07:31:47 PM

I hope so too!
Unless I'm mistaken, I think it can be considered to be a type of "bariatric surgery" you hear about so much as a treatment for obesity. 

I am hopefull it is a clue , that the reason it cures turns out to be something that can be caused without such drastic surgury.

Title: Re: surgery very promising for diabetes
Post by: Lanya on May 05, 2008, 11:27:51 PM

When you look at the many other complications and the surgeries that come about because of diabetes, this is really great.  I mean, it's not kidney dialysis, amputation, blindness, etc. 
But I agree.  I hope very soon, they can do something way less drastic.