Endocrine Abstracts

The beneficial effects of metabolic surgery on clinical and biochemical parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes are well-described. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has more recently gained recognition as an effective form of surgery along with laparoscopic gastric bypass. We wished to evaluate the impact on anti-hyperglycaemic medication use and glycaemic control in patients with pre-existing diabetes undergoing surgery by a single surgeon in the country’s highest vol...