What's the best bariatric surgery procedure for diabetes remission?
Clinical trial pits gastric bypass against sleeve gastrectomy
5th November 2019
By Clare Pain
Gastric bypass surgery is more effective than sleeve gastrectomy for remission of type 2 diabetes, according to trial results a year after surgery.
In the trial, known as Oseberg, the chance of remission at one year was 57% higher in the 54 patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes randomised to gastric bypass, compared with 55 similar patients randomised to gastric sleeve surgery.
Nearly three-quarters of those having the gastric bypass achieved remission at one year, defined as an HbA1c below 42mmol/mol without the use of