Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major cause of death in the world given its relation to kidney failure, blindness, amputations, heart attack and others as erectlie dysfunction, diarrhea and gastroparesis . Medical therapy for this disease has advanced considerably but still leaves a majority of patients susceptible to its severe effects. While new drug therapies continue to improve medical therapy for this disease, a majority never reach the defined targets for success .
Results following bariatric surgery
Potential mechanisms for glycemic control
Recent human reports
Proposed guidelines
References
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