Weight Loss Surgery and Diabetes Remission

More than half of people with type 2 diabetes experience diabetes remission after weight loss surgery.

According to Kuldeep Singh, M.D., FACS, MBA, FASMBS, a top weight loss surgeon in Maryland, serves as Director of The Maryland Bariatric Center at Mercy, the remission is more likely after gastric bypass surgery.

"If you have weight loss surgery, you can almost guarantee a resolution of diabetes in about 80%. For some reason, when you have extra fat in your body, it counteracts the body's normal mechanics, and once you lose the body fat, then you have marked resolution of diabetes," Dr. Singh said.

The bypass surgery reduces stomach size, causes hormonal changes and can lower the amount of nutrients absorbed from food.

It also helps patients achieve a blood sugar level that does not need treatment.

To view Mercy bariatrics specialist Dr. Kuldeep Singh’s interview regarding weight loss surgery and type 2 diabetes remission, click here.