Endocrine Abstracts

The evidence base for obesity surgery in the context of diabetes will be briefly presented introducing the concept of surgery for the metabolic syndrome. The shift from treating morbid obesity to treating obesity associated morbidity will be discussed. Data on long-term outcomes after weight loss surgery will be presented demonstrating that recurrence of type 2 diabetes following initial remission is an issue. The need for intensive treatment of type 2 diabetes postoperatively...