Gastric Bypass now Recommended Treatment for Diabetes

In an earlier post, I mentioned how friend Greg was cured of diabetes by having gastric bypass surgery.  And how that was my main reason for having it.


Watching ABC News last night, I was surprised, but delighted, to hear that GB is now a "recommended treatment" for diabetes.  They replayed that news item this morning, with Dr. Richard Besser weighing in and noting that the very act of the surgery can cure diabetes.  That you man not need to lose a lot of weight (although we all plan to), but that undergoing the surgery provides an immediate cure, often before you leave the hospital. 


How about that?


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/diabetes-organization-recommends-surgery-treatment-option/story?id=13241219