Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Bariatric surgery has a marked effect on diabetes risk in the obese. The aim of this study was to evaluate weight-loss independent effects of gastric bypass on glucose and insulin levels over 10-years of follow-up.Research design and methods: A total of 2010 obese individuals received bariatric surgery in the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study (376 patients underwent non-adjustable or adjustable banding, 1369 underwent vertical banded gastropl...