HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Purchase Article View Shopping Cart Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Request Permissions Google Scholar Articles by Pignone, M. PubMed Articles by Pignone, M. Related Collections Related Article Social Bookmarking                What's this?

Bariatric Surgery Improves Glycemic Control

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

	STUDY

 
Dixon JB, Obrien PE, Playfair J, Chapman L, Schachter LM, Skinner S, Proietto J, Bailey M, Anderson M: Adjustable gastric banding and conventional therapy for type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 299:316 -323, 2008[Abstract/Free Full Text]

	SUMMARY

 
Design. A randomized controlled trial comparing a conventional lifestyle change intervention to conventional management plus laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for the outcomes of "diabetes regression," defined as fasting glucose < 126 mg/dl and hemoglobin A1c (A1C) < 6.2% while using no glucose-controlling medications.

Subjects. Sixty patients with a BMI of 30-40 kg/m² and recently (within 2 years) diagnosed diabetes.

Methods. Eligible participants were 20-60 years of age, had type 2 diabetes diagnosed within 2 years, and had no evidence of impaired renal function or diabetic retinopathy. Potential participants completed a 3-month run-in period that included efforts to optimize their diabetes treatment. Those completing the run-in period were randomized, and no attempt was made to blind patients or providers to their intervention . . . [Full Text of this Article]

	COMMENTARY

 

CiteULike    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

Related Article:

Maintaining Success in Self-Care Behaviors: An Elusive Goal?

Tom Elasy
Clin. Diabetes 2008 26: 98-99. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]