• HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
Friday, July 25, 2025
BIOENGINEER.ORG
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
        • Lecturer
        • PhD Studentship
        • Postdoc
        • Research Assistant
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
  • HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
        • Lecturer
        • PhD Studentship
        • Postdoc
        • Research Assistant
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
No Result
View All Result
Bioengineer.org
No Result
View All Result
Home NEWS Science News Health

Bariatric surgery shows long-term success over standard diabetes management

Bioengineer by Bioengineer
June 27, 2023
in Health
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
ADVERTISEMENT
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on RedditShare on Telegram

Metabolic or bariatric surgery results in superior glycemic control, less medication usage and high rates of remission of Type 2 diabetes than medical or lifestyle intervention in patients with class 1 obesity, as described in a recently published report by researchers of Pennington Biomedical Research Center and others.

ARMMS Metabolic Surgery

Credit: ARMMS Metabolic Surgery

Metabolic or bariatric surgery results in superior glycemic control, less medication usage and high rates of remission of Type 2 diabetes than medical or lifestyle intervention in patients with class 1 obesity, as described in a recently published report by researchers of Pennington Biomedical Research Center and others.

The study, which evaluated more than 250 participants for up to 12 years, represents the largest cohort of people assessed for the long-term durability of the two treatments. The results were presented at the 83rd Scientific Sessions Conference by the American Diabetes Association in San Diego.

“The longer the study duration, the stronger the message in terms of remission of type 2 diabetes,” said ARMMS-T2D Principal Investigator John Kirwan, MSc, PhD, Executive Director and the George A. Bray, Jr. Endowed Super Chair in Nutrition, Pennington Biomedical Research Center. “The study addressed the durability of glycemic control after surgery, the longer-term efficacy and safety, and potential reasons some patients experience relapse.”

The study is the longest running of its kind. From May 2007 to August of 2013, 262 participants with Type 2 diabetes were recruited and randomized into either the metabolic surgery group or medical/lifestyle intervention group. With a median follow-up of 11 years, those in the metabolic surgery group saw an increased reduction in blood sugar, great rates of diabetes remission, and significantly greater weight loss than those in the medical/lifestyle intervention group. 

“These landmark results further enforce the confidence we have in the success and efficacy of metabolic and bariatric surgery. For those patients who are in serious need of weight loss, and for whom diet, exercise and medication did not produce the desired results, these patients can be assured that this operation is safe, and the results are well established,” said Dr. Philip Schauer, Director of Metamor Metabolic Institute at Pennington Biomedical.

At the American Diabetes Association’s conference, Assistant Chief of Clinical Affairs in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medicine New York Presbyterian Dr. Sangeeta Kashyap introduced the study and presented The Case for an RCT of Metabolic Surgery and Type 2 Diabetes. Physician-scientist Dr. Mary-Elizabeth Patti, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, reviewed and shared the study design. Dr. Anita Courcoulas, MPH, FACS, and Chief of the Division of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, discussed the long-term outcomes and diabetes remission resulting from the study. Dr. Robert H. Eckel and ADA President, Medicine & Science, shared the implications of clinical management of type two diabetes.

The study represented a long-term collaboration of researchers from a variety of esteemed research centers and clinics, including Pennington Biomedical Research Center, the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Surgery, the Joslin Diabetes Center’s research division, Harvard Medical School, the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences and the Department of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Division of Endocrinology and its Division of General & GI Surgery, Diabetes and Hypertension, the University of Kansas Medical Center’s Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Physical Activity and Weight Management, the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medical Center, the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington and VA Puget South Health Care System.

About the Pennington Biomedical Research Center

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is at the forefront of medical discovery as it relates to understanding the triggers of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. The Center architected the national “Obecity, USA” awareness and advocacy campaign to help solve the obesity epidemic by 2040. The Center conducts basic, clinical, and population research, and is affiliated with LSU.

The research enterprise at Pennington Biomedical includes over 480 employees within a network of 40 clinics and research laboratories, and 13 highly specialized core service facilities. Its scientists and physician/scientists are supported by research trainees, lab technicians, nurses, dietitians, and other support personnel. Pennington Biomedical is a state-of-the-art research facility on a 222-acre campus in Baton Rouge.

For more information, see www.pbrc.edu.



Journal

Diabetes Care

Share12Tweet8Share2ShareShareShare2

Related Posts

Single-Cell Atlas Links Chemokines to Type 2 Diabetes

July 20, 2025
blank

AI Diagnoses Structural Heart Disease via ECG

July 17, 2025

Functional Regimes Shape Soil Microbiome Response

July 17, 2025

Stealth Adaptations in Large Ichthyosaur Flippers

July 17, 2025

POPULAR NEWS

  • Blind to the Burn

    Overlooked Dangers: Debunking Common Myths About Skin Cancer Risk in the U.S.

    60 shares
    Share 24 Tweet 15
  • AI Achieves Breakthrough in Drug Discovery by Tackling the True Complexity of Aging

    70 shares
    Share 28 Tweet 18
  • USF Research Unveils AI Technology for Detecting Early PTSD Indicators in Youth Through Facial Analysis

    43 shares
    Share 17 Tweet 11
  • Dr. Miriam Merad Honored with French Knighthood for Groundbreaking Contributions to Science and Medicine

    46 shares
    Share 18 Tweet 12

About

We bring you the latest biotechnology news from best research centers and universities around the world. Check our website.

Follow us

Recent News

Additive Manufacturing of Monolithic Gyroidal Solid Oxide Cells

Machine Learning Uncovers Sorghum’s Complex Mold Resistance

Pathology Multiplexing Revolutionizes Disease Mapping

  • Contact Us

Bioengineer.org © Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Homepages
    • Home Page 1
    • Home Page 2
  • News
  • National
  • Business
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Science

Bioengineer.org © Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.