Bariatric surgery vs lifestyle intervention for diabetes treatment

Editor's Note

Bariatric surgery along with 2 years of low-level lifestyle interventions resulted in more type 2 diabetes remissions than lifestyle interventions alone at 3-years followup, this study finds.

Participants were randomized to either intensive lifestyle weight loss interventions for 1 year followed by low-level lifestyle interventions for 2 years or surgical treatment (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or laparoscopic adjustable banding) followed by low-level lifestyle interventions in years 2 and 3. 

1Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 3Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, South Carolina 5School of Nursing, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 6Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 7 Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, Department of Health and Physical Activity, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania