Medical benefits of bariatric surgery
- Diabetes: 83% of patients with type 2 diabetes and 99% of those with glucose intolerance maintained normal levels of plasma glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, and insulin; 88% of diabetics no longer required medication.
- Cardiovascular: 15% of patients experienced a decrease in cholesterol; 50%, a decrease in triglycerides; and prescription-treated hypertension was decreased from 58% to 14%.
- Pulmonary: 14% of patients have preoperative obstructive or hypoventilation syndrome, with most improved postoperatively.
