The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology
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Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol · Jun 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyRoux-en-Y gastric bypass for diabetes (the Diabetes Surgery Study): 2-year outcomes of a 5-year, randomised, controlled trial.
Conventional treatments for patients with type 2 diabetes are often inadequate. We aimed to assess outcomes of diabetes control and treatment risks 2 years after adding Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to intensive lifestyle and medical management. ⋯ Covidien, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Nutrition Obesity Research Centers, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.