Re: Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes

[Guest guest]

o no! I'm a pile of years younger then you. I'm only the double nickel and

this is for ever away from 59 in my book of time.

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

> diabetes

> > >

> > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

> > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into

> > full

> > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery led to

> a

> > 95

> > > percent remission rate.

> > >

> > > By Vastag

> > > The Washington Post

> > > Monday, March 26, 2012

> > >

> > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

> severe

> > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and other

> > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

> > >

> > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more than

> > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

> > >

> > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United States,

> > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

> chronic

> > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

> other

> > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

> > >

> > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of the

> > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

> > >

> > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

> percent

> > of

> > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

> sugar,

> > > while

> > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation obtained

> > that

> > > good outcome.

> > >

> > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better results.

> > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full remission

> > > from

> > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more of

> > the

> > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent remission

> > > rate.

> > >

> > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who are

> just

> > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said surgeon

> >

> > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore,

> > who

> > > was not involved in either study.

> > >

> > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

> > > 57-year-old

> > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths from

> the

> > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians heaped on

> > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top of

> her

> > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking the

> > mental

> > > focus she needed at her job.

> > >

> > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt

> like

> > I

> > > was

> > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother, just

> > waiting

> > > for my stroke to happen. "

> > >

> > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her physician

> > told

> > > her

> > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35, which is

> > > considered obese, made her eligible.

> > >

> > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her

> > doctors

> > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking five

> > > days a

> > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

> > >

> > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

> > >

> > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

> butter

> > > and

> > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and diarrhea - a

> > > potential side effect of the surgery.

> > >

> > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most

> plans

> > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is deemed

> > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state. Besides

> > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight, stomach

> > surgery

> > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

> blood

> > > sugar, Magnuson said.

> > >

> > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

> Nissen,

> > a

> > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But it's

> an

> > > extreme problem. "

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

sounds like Momma has issues of her own. wonder what she would do if some one

nagged her about the drinking? more then likely she would react the same way as

most of us would. what is fair for the goose, is also fair for the gander.

another saying from the elderly folks in my life.

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

> diabetes

> > >

> > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

> > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into

> > full

> > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery led to

> a

> > 95

> > > percent remission rate.

> > >

> > > By Vastag

> > > The Washington Post

> > > Monday, March 26, 2012

> > >

> > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

> severe

> > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and other

> > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

> > >

> > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more than

> > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

> > >

> > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United States,

> > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

> chronic

> > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

> other

> > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

> > >

> > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of the

> > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

> > >

> > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

> percent

> > of

> > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

> sugar,

> > > while

> > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation obtained

> > that

> > > good outcome.

> > >

> > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better results.

> > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full remission

> > > from

> > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more of

> > the

> > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent remission

> > > rate.

> > >

> > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who are

> just

> > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said surgeon

> >

> > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore,

> > who

> > > was not involved in either study.

> > >

> > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

> > > 57-year-old

> > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths from

> the

> > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians heaped on

> > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top of

> her

> > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking the

> > mental

> > > focus she needed at her job.

> > >

> > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt

> like

> > I

> > > was

> > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother, just

> > waiting

> > > for my stroke to happen. "

> > >

> > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her physician

> > told

> > > her

> > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35, which is

> > > considered obese, made her eligible.

> > >

> > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her

> > doctors

> > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking five

> > > days a

> > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

> > >

> > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

> > >

> > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

> butter

> > > and

> > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and diarrhea - a

> > > potential side effect of the surgery.

> > >

> > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most

> plans

> > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is deemed

> > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state. Besides

> > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight, stomach

> > surgery

> > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

> blood

> > > sugar, Magnuson said.

> > >

> > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

> Nissen,

> > a

> > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But it's

> an

> > > extreme problem. "

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Only 4 well 5 after my birthday.

Becky

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

> > diabetes

> > > >

> > > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

> > > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients

> into

> > > full

> > > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery led

> to

> > a

> > > 95

> > > > percent remission rate.

> > > >

> > > > By Vastag

> > > > The Washington Post

> > > > Monday, March 26, 2012

> > > >

> > > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

> > severe

> > > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and

> other

> > > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

> > > >

> > > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more

> than

> > > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

> > > >

> > > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United States,

> > > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

> > chronic

> > > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

> > other

> > > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

> > > >

> > > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of

> the

> > > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

> > > >

> > > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

> > percent

> > > of

> > > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

> > sugar,

> > > > while

> > > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation obtained

> > > that

> > > > good outcome.

> > > >

> > > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better results.

> > > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

> remission

> > > > from

> > > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more

> of

> > > the

> > > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent

> remission

> > > > rate.

> > > >

> > > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who are

> > just

> > > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said surgeon

> > >

> > > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

> Baltimore,

> > > who

> > > > was not involved in either study.

> > > >

> > > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

> > > > 57-year-old

> > > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths from

> > the

> > > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians heaped

> on

> > > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top of

> > her

> > > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking the

> > > mental

> > > > focus she needed at her job.

> > > >

> > > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt

> > like

> > > I

> > > > was

> > > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother, just

> > > waiting

> > > > for my stroke to happen. "

> > > >

> > > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her physician

> > > told

> > > > her

> > > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35, which

> is

> > > > considered obese, made her eligible.

> > > >

> > > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her

> > > doctors

> > > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking

> five

> > > > days a

> > > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

> > > >

> > > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

> > > >

> > > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

> > butter

> > > > and

> > > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and diarrhea -

> a

> > > > potential side effect of the surgery.

> > > >

> > > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most

> > plans

> > > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is deemed

> > > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state.

> Besides

> > > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight, stomach

> > > surgery

> > > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

> > blood

> > > > sugar, Magnuson said.

> > > >

> > > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

> > Nissen,

> > > a

> > > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But

> it's

> > an

> > > > extreme problem. "

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Oh I know she'd hate that. I asked her how often does she drink and she

said I do when I can.

Becky

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

> > diabetes

> > > >

> > > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

> > > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients

> into

> > > full

> > > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery led

> to

> > a

> > > 95

> > > > percent remission rate.

> > > >

> > > > By Vastag

> > > > The Washington Post

> > > > Monday, March 26, 2012

> > > >

> > > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

> > severe

> > > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and

> other

> > > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

> > > >

> > > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more

> than

> > > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

> > > >

> > > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United States,

> > > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

> > chronic

> > > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

> > other

> > > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

> > > >

> > > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of

> the

> > > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

> > > >

> > > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

> > percent

> > > of

> > > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

> > sugar,

> > > > while

> > > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation obtained

> > > that

> > > > good outcome.

> > > >

> > > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better results.

> > > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

> remission

> > > > from

> > > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more

> of

> > > the

> > > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent

> remission

> > > > rate.

> > > >

> > > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who are

> > just

> > > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said surgeon

> > >

> > > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

> Baltimore,

> > > who

> > > > was not involved in either study.

> > > >

> > > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

> > > > 57-year-old

> > > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths from

> > the

> > > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians heaped

> on

> > > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top of

> > her

> > > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking the

> > > mental

> > > > focus she needed at her job.

> > > >

> > > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt

> > like

> > > I

> > > > was

> > > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother, just

> > > waiting

> > > > for my stroke to happen. "

> > > >

> > > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her physician

> > > told

> > > > her

> > > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35, which

> is

> > > > considered obese, made her eligible.

> > > >

> > > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her

> > > doctors

> > > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking

> five

> > > > days a

> > > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

> > > >

> > > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

> > > >

> > > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

> > butter

> > > > and

> > > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and diarrhea -

> a

> > > > potential side effect of the surgery.

> > > >

> > > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most

> > plans

> > > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is deemed

> > > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state.

> Besides

> > > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight, stomach

> > > surgery

> > > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

> > blood

> > > > sugar, Magnuson said.

> > > >

> > > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

> > Nissen,

> > > a

> > > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But

> it's

> > an

> > > > extreme problem. "

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

ok here is how I look at our difference in age. really it is 1825 days that

you are ahead of me. the best thing about it, is I can't ever catch you while

you live. now if I pass before you, then bets are all off. I will never catch

you then. I do enjoy the number 1825 much better then just the single number of

5. now some one like Harry Bates will say it is truly only 60 months that you

are in front of me. I will agree that even 60 sounds much bigger then just the

single number of just 5. of course my Momma would have said to me, that age is

only a number and the more you can claim is very important, because it means you

are still with the living. I suppose we all are as old or young as we feel. but

then again this can just simply depend on what day it is. some days I feel way

older and some I feel very young. can't actually say which days I actually feel

only just my age? now if you was to add our ages together and divide by 2 for an

average age, then you may come down, but I would go up. this seems very unfair

for me, but very lucky for you. I suppose all this nonsense points out that I

have nothing more important to do then to simply ramble, but then I am retired

now and I seem to have the right if any one will listen? Now what was it exactly

that we were talking about? I seem to have lost my train of thought.

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

> > diabetes

> > > >

> > > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

> > > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients

> into

> > > full

> > > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery led

> to

> > a

> > > 95

> > > > percent remission rate.

> > > >

> > > > By Vastag

> > > > The Washington Post

> > > > Monday, March 26, 2012

> > > >

> > > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

> > severe

> > > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and

> other

> > > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

> > > >

> > > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more

> than

> > > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

> > > >

> > > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United States,

> > > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

> > chronic

> > > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

> > other

> > > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

> > > >

> > > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of

> the

> > > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

> > > >

> > > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

> > percent

> > > of

> > > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

> > sugar,

> > > > while

> > > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation obtained

> > > that

> > > > good outcome.

> > > >

> > > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better results.

> > > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

> remission

> > > > from

> > > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more

> of

> > > the

> > > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent

> remission

> > > > rate.

> > > >

> > > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who are

> > just

> > > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said surgeon

> > >

> > > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

> Baltimore,

> > > who

> > > > was not involved in either study.

> > > >

> > > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

> > > > 57-year-old

> > > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths from

> > the

> > > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians heaped

> on

> > > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top of

> > her

> > > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking the

> > > mental

> > > > focus she needed at her job.

> > > >

> > > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt

> > like

> > > I

> > > > was

> > > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother, just

> > > waiting

> > > > for my stroke to happen. "

> > > >

> > > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her physician

> > > told

> > > > her

> > > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35, which

> is

> > > > considered obese, made her eligible.

> > > >

> > > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her

> > > doctors

> > > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking

> five

> > > > days a

> > > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

> > > >

> > > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

> > > >

> > > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

> > butter

> > > > and

> > > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and diarrhea -

> a

> > > > potential side effect of the surgery.

> > > >

> > > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most

> > plans

> > > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is deemed

> > > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state.

> Besides

> > > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight, stomach

> > > surgery

> > > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

> > blood

> > > > sugar, Magnuson said.

> > > >

> > > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

> > Nissen,

> > > a

> > > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But

> it's

> > an

> > > > extreme problem. "

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

I think we were talking about when people called diabetes the sugar disease.

Becky

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

> > > diabetes

> > > > >

> > > > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

> > > > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients

> > into

> > > > full

> > > > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery led

> > to

> > > a

> > > > 95

> > > > > percent remission rate.

> > > > >

> > > > > By Vastag

> > > > > The Washington Post

> > > > > Monday, March 26, 2012

> > > > >

> > > > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

> > > severe

> > > > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and

> > other

> > > > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

> > > > >

> > > > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more

> > than

> > > > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

> > > > >

> > > > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United

> States,

> > > > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

> > > chronic

> > > > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

> > > other

> > > > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

> > > > >

> > > > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of

> > the

> > > > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

> > > > >

> > > > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

> > > percent

> > > > of

> > > > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

> > > sugar,

> > > > > while

> > > > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation

> obtained

> > > > that

> > > > > good outcome.

> > > > >

> > > > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better

> results.

> > > > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

> > remission

> > > > > from

> > > > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more

> > of

> > > > the

> > > > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent

> > remission

> > > > > rate.

> > > > >

> > > > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who

> are

> > > just

> > > > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said

> surgeon

> > > >

> > > > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

> > Baltimore,

> > > > who

> > > > > was not involved in either study.

> > > > >

> > > > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

> > > > > 57-year-old

> > > > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths

> from

> > > the

> > > > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians

> heaped

> > on

> > > > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top

> of

> > > her

> > > > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking

> the

> > > > mental

> > > > > focus she needed at her job.

> > > > >

> > > > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt

> > > like

> > > > I

> > > > > was

> > > > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother, just

> > > > waiting

> > > > > for my stroke to happen. "

> > > > >

> > > > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her

> physician

> > > > told

> > > > > her

> > > > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35,

> which

> > is

> > > > > considered obese, made her eligible.

> > > > >

> > > > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her

> > > > doctors

> > > > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking

> > five

> > > > > days a

> > > > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

> > > > >

> > > > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

> > > > >

> > > > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

> > > butter

> > > > > and

> > > > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and

> diarrhea -

> > a

> > > > > potential side effect of the surgery.

> > > > >

> > > > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most

> > > plans

> > > > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is

> deemed

> > > > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state.

> > Besides

> > > > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight, stomach

> > > > surgery

> > > > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

> > > blood

> > > > > sugar, Magnuson said.

> > > > >

> > > > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

> > > Nissen,

> > > > a

> > > > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But

> > it's

> > > an

> > > > > extreme problem. "

> > > > >

> > > > >

[Guest guest]

I will turn 60 on Sugust 24 and that sounds so old even when I am 59 now,

haha.

Seriously, though, my Grandma only lived to 64 and mother 67 so I definitely

hope I can out last them. It doesn't help knowing for almost 10 months that

I have diabetes.

Fortunately no heart problems as far as I know.

And I have been keeping the weight between 161 and 169 for the past year so

I think this group and Blind Weight Watchers have some wonderful people that

I know can't really do anything if I don't be good but just knowing

everybody is trying to keep on the wagon, and it helps me not to go too far

off.

Lora

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

>> > diabetes

>> > > >

>> > > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

>> > > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients

>> into

>> > > full

>> > > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery led

>> to

>> > a

>> > > 95

>> > > > percent remission rate.

>> > > >

>> > > > By Vastag

>> > > > The Washington Post

>> > > > Monday, March 26, 2012

>> > > >

>> > > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

>> > severe

>> > > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and

>> other

>> > > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

>> > > >

>> > > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more

>> than

>> > > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

>> > > >

>> > > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United States,

>> > > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

>> > chronic

>> > > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

>> > other

>> > > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

>> > > >

>> > > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of

>> the

>> > > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

>> > > >

>> > > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

>> > percent

>> > > of

>> > > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

>> > sugar,

>> > > > while

>> > > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation

>> obtained

>> > > that

>> > > > good outcome.

>> > > >

>> > > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better

>> results.

>> > > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

>> remission

>> > > > from

>> > > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more

>> of

>> > > the

>> > > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent

>> remission

>> > > > rate.

>> > > >

>> > > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who are

>> > just

>> > > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said surgeon

>> > >

>> > > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

>> Baltimore,

>> > > who

>> > > > was not involved in either study.

>> > > >

>> > > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

>> > > > 57-year-old

>> > > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths from

>> > the

>> > > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians heaped

>> on

>> > > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top of

>> > her

>> > > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking the

>> > > mental

>> > > > focus she needed at her job.

>> > > >

>> > > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt

>> > like

>> > > I

>> > > > was

>> > > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother, just

>> > > waiting

>> > > > for my stroke to happen. "

>> > > >

>> > > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her

>> physician

>> > > told

>> > > > her

>> > > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35, which

>> is

>> > > > considered obese, made her eligible.

>> > > >

>> > > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her

>> > > doctors

>> > > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking

>> five

>> > > > days a

>> > > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

>> > > >

>> > > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

>> > > >

>> > > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

>> > butter

>> > > > and

>> > > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and

>> diarrhea -

>> a

>> > > > potential side effect of the surgery.

>> > > >

>> > > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most

>> > plans

>> > > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is deemed

>> > > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state.

>> Besides

>> > > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight, stomach

>> > > surgery

>> > > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

>> > blood

>> > > > sugar, Magnuson said.

>> > > >

>> > > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

>> > Nissen,

>> > > a

>> > > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But

>> it's

>> > an

>> > > > extreme problem. "

>> > > >

>> > > >

[Guest guest]

I know what Mark is saying, but at the same time, it is best for you just to

be around her when you have to and to say as little as possible. That way

you won't be stressed. I have heard that stress is a big factor in making

our blood sugar go high and if you are worried about what Mom is going to do

to hassle you it will affect you and you will also feel like running away to

the goodies for comfort. I know, I have been there. I am not sure if you

believe but in these devotional things I get in braille called the Daily

Word, they are saying all the time Let Go And Let God. I just mean you have

to stop worrying about some things that you cannot change and let Him handle

it or whatever.

I am sorry to say she will probably not do anything about the drinking until

something bad happens. But then again that is what we all did in a smaller

way until a blood test showed us we had to make changes.

Oh well, that was my 20 dollar lecture for tonight, LOL.

She is definitely no one to lecture you.

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

>> > diabetes

>> > > >

>> > > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

>> > > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients

>> into

>> > > full

>> > > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery led

>> to

>> > a

>> > > 95

>> > > > percent remission rate.

>> > > >

>> > > > By Vastag

>> > > > The Washington Post

>> > > > Monday, March 26, 2012

>> > > >

>> > > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

>> > severe

>> > > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and

>> other

>> > > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

>> > > >

>> > > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more

>> than

>> > > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

>> > > >

>> > > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United States,

>> > > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

>> > chronic

>> > > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

>> > other

>> > > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

>> > > >

>> > > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of

>> the

>> > > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

>> > > >

>> > > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

>> > percent

>> > > of

>> > > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

>> > sugar,

>> > > > while

>> > > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation

>> obtained

>> > > that

>> > > > good outcome.

>> > > >

>> > > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better

>> results.

>> > > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

>> remission

>> > > > from

>> > > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more

>> of

>> > > the

>> > > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent

>> remission

>> > > > rate.

>> > > >

>> > > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who are

>> > just

>> > > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said surgeon

>> > >

>> > > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

>> Baltimore,

>> > > who

>> > > > was not involved in either study.

>> > > >

>> > > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

>> > > > 57-year-old

>> > > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths from

>> > the

>> > > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians heaped

>> on

>> > > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top of

>> > her

>> > > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking the

>> > > mental

>> > > > focus she needed at her job.

>> > > >

>> > > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt

>> > like

>> > > I

>> > > > was

>> > > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother, just

>> > > waiting

>> > > > for my stroke to happen. "

>> > > >

>> > > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her

>> physician

>> > > told

>> > > > her

>> > > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35, which

>> is

>> > > > considered obese, made her eligible.

>> > > >

>> > > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her

>> > > doctors

>> > > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking

>> five

>> > > > days a

>> > > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

>> > > >

>> > > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

>> > > >

>> > > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

>> > butter

>> > > > and

>> > > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and

>> diarrhea -

>> a

>> > > > potential side effect of the surgery.

>> > > >

>> > > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most

>> > plans

>> > > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is deemed

>> > > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state.

>> Besides

>> > > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight, stomach

>> > > surgery

>> > > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

>> > blood

>> > > > sugar, Magnuson said.

>> > > >

>> > > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

>> > Nissen,

>> > > a

>> > > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But

>> it's

>> > an

>> > > > extreme problem. "

>> > > >

>> > > >

[Guest guest]

My grandparents' relatives always said so-and-so's got sugar when I was a

kid. I really got confused because we put sugar on our cereal at home and I

thought it was really good. So I couldn't figure when they would say old

Charlie's got sugar real bad.

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

>> > > diabetes

>> > > > >

>> > > > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

>> > > > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients

>> > into

>> > > > full

>> > > > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery

>> led

>> > to

>> > > a

>> > > > 95

>> > > > > percent remission rate.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > By Vastag

>> > > > > The Washington Post

>> > > > > Monday, March 26, 2012

>> > > > >

>> > > > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

>> > > severe

>> > > > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and

>> > other

>> > > > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more

>> > than

>> > > > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United

>> States,

>> > > > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

>> > > chronic

>> > > > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness

>> and

>> > > other

>> > > > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size

>> of

>> > the

>> > > > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

>> > > percent

>> > > > of

>> > > > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

>> > > sugar,

>> > > > > while

>> > > > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation

>> obtained

>> > > > that

>> > > > > good outcome.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better

>> results.

>> > > > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

>> > remission

>> > > > > from

>> > > > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses

>> more

>> > of

>> > > > the

>> > > > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent

>> > remission

>> > > > > rate.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who

>> are

>> > > just

>> > > > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said

>> surgeon

>> > > >

>> > > > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

>> > Baltimore,

>> > > > who

>> > > > > was not involved in either study.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

>> > > > > 57-year-old

>> > > > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths

>> from

>> > > the

>> > > > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians

>> heaped

>> > on

>> > > > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top

>> of

>> > > her

>> > > > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking

>> the

>> > > > mental

>> > > > > focus she needed at her job.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I

>> felt

>> > > like

>> > > > I

>> > > > > was

>> > > > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother,

>> just

>> > > > waiting

>> > > > > for my stroke to happen. "

>> > > > >

>> > > > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her

>> physician

>> > > > told

>> > > > > her

>> > > > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35,

>> which

>> > is

>> > > > > considered obese, made her eligible.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April,

>> her

>> > > > doctors

>> > > > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking

>> > five

>> > > > > days a

>> > > > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

>> > > butter

>> > > > > and

>> > > > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and

>> diarrhea -

>> > a

>> > > > > potential side effect of the surgery.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal.

>> Most

>> > > plans

>> > > > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is

>> deemed

>> > > > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state.

>> > Besides

>> > > > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight,

>> stomach

>> > > > surgery

>> > > > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

>> > > blood

>> > > > > sugar, Magnuson said.

>> > > > >

>> > > > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

>> > > Nissen,

>> > > > a

>> > > > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But

>> > it's

>> > > an

>> > > > > extreme problem. "

>> > > > >

>> > > > >

[Guest guest]

That is so true.

Becky

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse

>>> > diabetes

>>> > > >

>>> > > > Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

>>> > > > In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients

>>> into

>>> > > full

>>> > > > remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery led

>>> to

>>> > a

>>> > > 95

>>> > > > percent remission rate.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > By Vastag

>>> > > > The Washington Post

>>> > > > Monday, March 26, 2012

>>> > > >

>>> > > > Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with

>>> > severe

>>> > > > disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and

>>> other

>>> > > > medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more

>>> than

>>> > > > medicine alone, the studies also found.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United

>>> States,

>>> > > > physicians are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

>>> > chronic

>>> > > > disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

>>> > other

>>> > > > problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade or more.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of

>>> the

>>> > > > stomach and bypass part of the small intestine.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40

>>> > percent

>>> > > of

>>> > > > patients who had surgery had much better control of their blood

>>> > sugar,

>>> > > > while

>>> > > > just 12 percent of patients who did not have the operation

>>> obtained

>>> > > that

>>> > > > good outcome.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better

>>> results.

>>> > > > Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

>>> remission

>>> > > > from

>>> > > > diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more

>>> of

>>> > > the

>>> > > > intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95 percent

>>> remission

>>> > > > rate.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > " With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who

>>> are

>>> > just

>>> > > > barely obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said

>>> surgeon

>>> > >

>>> > > > Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

>>> Baltimore,

>>> > > who

>>> > > > was not involved in either study.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The

>>> > > > 57-year-old

>>> > > > computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early deaths

>>> from

>>> > the

>>> > > > disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians

>>> heaped

>>> on

>>> > > > medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure on top

>>> of

>>> > her

>>> > > > diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed high, wrecking

>>> the

>>> > > mental

>>> > > > focus she needed at her job.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > " It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt

>>> > like

>>> > > I

>>> > > > was

>>> > > > going down a predetermined path like mother and grandmother, just

>>> > > waiting

>>> > > > for my stroke to happen. "

>>> > > >

>>> > > > Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her

>>> physician

>>> > > told

>>> > > > her

>>> > > > about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index of 35,

>>> which

>>> is

>>> > > > considered obese, made her eligible.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her

>>> > > doctors

>>> > > > had taken her off all of her medications. She also began walking

>>> five

>>> > > > days a

>>> > > > week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > " It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut

>>> > butter

>>> > > > and

>>> > > > yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes and

>>> diarrhea -

>>> a

>>> > > > potential side effect of the surgery.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most

>>> > plans

>>> > > > offer it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it is

>>> deemed

>>> > > > " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state.

>>> Besides

>>> > > > reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop weight, stomach

>>> > > surgery

>>> > > > also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better control

>>> > blood

>>> > > > sugar, Magnuson said.

>>> > > >

>>> > > > " Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E.

>>> > Nissen,

>>> > > a

>>> > > > Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study there. " But

>>> it's

>>> > an

>>> > > > extreme problem. "

>>> > > >

>>> > > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Mark:

I could never even think of having an operation like that. I know too many

people who just gained the weight back and have no end

of trouble. The hard way is best I think.

yesterday is history. Tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift, that is why it is

called the present.

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of

surgery led to a 95 percent remission rate.

By Vastag

The Washington Post

Monday, March 26, 2012

Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with severe

disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin

and other medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more than medicine

alone, the studies also found.

With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United States, physicians

are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

chronic disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and other

problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade

or more.

The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of the stomach

and bypass part of the small intestine.

In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40 percent of

patients who had surgery had much better control of

their blood sugar, while just 12 percent of patients who did not have the

operation obtained that good outcome.

The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better results.

Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses more

of the intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led

to a 95 percent remission rate.

" With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who are just barely

obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said

surgeon Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

Baltimore, who was not involved in either study.

Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The 57-year-old

computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early

deaths from the disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians

heaped on medications for high cholesterol and high

blood pressure on top of her diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed

high, wrecking the mental focus she needed at her job.

" It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt like I was

going down a predetermined path like mother and

grandmother, just waiting for my stroke to happen. "

Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her physician told her

about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index

of 35, which is considered obese, made her eligible.

Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her doctors had

taken her off all of her medications. She also began

walking five days a week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

" It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut butter and

yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes

and diarrhea - a potential side effect of the surgery.

Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most plans offer

it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it

is deemed " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state. Besides

reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop

weight, stomach surgery also triggers hormonal changes that help patients better

control blood sugar, Magnuson said.

" Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E. Nissen, a

Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study

there. " But it's an extreme problem. "

[Guest guest]

you are exactly right, but then there are those folks that simply can't do it

the hard way and maybe this will work for them. mostly I have seen it as you

have. they never learn how to count calories and carbs or learn how to exercise,

so they seem to mostly put it back on over the years. I do know of some who

hadn't, but they are only a few.

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes

Stomach-bypass surgery can reverse diabetes, research shows

In one study, gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of

surgery led to a 95 percent remission rate.

By Vastag

The Washington Post

Monday, March 26, 2012

Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with severe

disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin

and other medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday.

Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more than medicine

alone, the studies also found.

With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United States, physicians

are searching for new ways to combat the expensive,

chronic disease that can lead to strokes, foot amputations, blindness and

other problems that can reduce life expectancy by a decade

or more.

The studies tested three types of surgery that reduce the size of the stomach

and bypass part of the small intestine.

In the first study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, some 40 percent of

patients who had surgery had much better control of

their blood sugar, while just 12 percent of patients who did not have the

operation obtained that good outcome.

The second study, conducted in Italy, achieved even better results.

Gastric-bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full

remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that bypasses

more of the intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led

to a 95 percent remission rate.

" With these operations, we could take people with diabetes who are just barely

obese ... and put diabetes in full remission, " said

surgeon Magnuson of s Hopkins University School of Medicine in

Baltimore, who was not involved in either study.

Britton of Bay Village, Ohio, is one success story. The 57-year-old

computer programmer watched relatives succumb to early

deaths from the disease. And as her own diabetes progressed, her physicians

heaped on medications for high cholesterol and high

blood pressure on top of her diabetes pills. And yet, her blood sugar stayed

high, wrecking the mental focus she needed at her job.

" It was raging out of control, " she said of her diabetes. " I felt like I was

going down a predetermined path like mother and

grandmother, just waiting for my stroke to happen. "

Britton had never heard of surgery for diabetes until her physician told her

about the Cleveland Clinic study. Her body mass index

of 35, which is considered obese, made her eligible.

Britton had gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. By April, her doctors had

taken her off all of her medications. She also began

walking five days a week and eating less. She lost 80 pounds.

" It was awesome. I was feeling much better, " she says.

The downside: For Britton, certain foods, including milk, peanut butter and

yeast, trigger unpleasant symptoms, like hot flashes

and diarrhea - a potential side effect of the surgery.

Insurance coverage of surgery for diabetes is not universal. Most plans offer

it, but others don't. Medicaid will cover it if it

is deemed " medically necessary, " but definitions of that vary by state.

Besides reducing caloric intake and helping patients drop

weight, stomach surgery also triggers hormonal changes that help patients

better control blood sugar, Magnuson said.

" Some people will say it's an extreme solution, " said E. Nissen, a

Cleveland Clinic cardiologist involved in the study

there. " But it's an extreme problem. "