Endocrine Abstracts

Dietary and physical activity lifestyle change remain key components in the management of type 2 diabetes. With dietary factors being of paramount importance. Despite this there remains controversy and confusion on which dietary method or pattern is the most effective in the management of a person’s glycaemia and weight, meaning that patients and clinicians struggle on which way to turn. This session will briefly examine the current dietary guidelines for type 2 diabetes....

Introduction: Improvement in glycaemia is observed early after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery (RYGB) in patients with diabetes. Commonly cited mechanisms to account for these changes include the elevation of gut hormones, increase in bile acids levels, changes in the gut microbiota and calorie restriction. Calorie restriction is believed to play a role in improving hepatic insulin sensitivity and reduce hepatic glucose output early after RYGB, in the context of non-significa...