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New England Journal of Medicine· 2012Q1

Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy in Obese Patients with Diabetes

Philip R. Schauer, Sangeeta R. Kashyap, Kathy Wolski, Stacy A. Brethauer et al.

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In obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery (gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy) combined with medical therapy achieved a glycated hemoglobin level of 6.0% or less in 42% and 37% of patients, respectively, compared to only 12% with medical therapy alone after 12 months.

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