Diabetes

Who has a relative or a friend recently been diagnosed with diabetes? More and more people are becoming diabetic without knowing it because diabetes is a silent disease. By the time the person feels sick or notices that his wounds are not healing well, it is already a sign or a symptom of the complications of the disease. A doctor most probably will say to him that the only thing that can be done is dietary modification, exercise and medications to control the level of his blood sugar for the rest of his life.

Ninety-five percent (95% ) of all diabetes is Type 2 and we
have always thought that this is a chronic and relentless disease, where the
only possible treatment goal is just the control of hyperglycemia and
minimization of the risk of complications.
But the good news is that for decades, surgeons have been doing a type
of surgery that can be the cure for Type 2 Diabetes.

Weight Loss Surgery or Bariatric
Surgery has been done since the 1950s and was proven to be the most effective
method in attaining a durable and clinically significant weight loss and more
importantly resolving co-morbidities like Type 2 Diabetes. After thousands of bariatric
procedures, Type 2 Diabetes resolved in more than 70% of patients and significantly improved
in 86% who underwent bariatric surgery.

Based on these results, there is
growing evidence that surgery may
effectively cure Type 2 Diabetes even in patients who are not morbidly obese. It is called Metabolic Surgery or Diabetes Surgery. When it is done on
non-obese subjects, diabetes resolves but their weight remains stable.

The upper
small intestine may be the point of interest in diabetes and bypassing this
segment would solve the problem of sugar metabolism. This 90 minute-surgery is
usually done laparoscopically, utilizing very small incisions in the abdomen.
When performed on diabetic subjects, the nutrient’s passage is diverted from
the upper intestines and diabetes resolves.

So if you still think Type 2
diabetes is a lifetime disease, you should know that its cure is already
realized in our lifetime. It could be you, your mom or your best friend who is suffering from this "incurable" disease... well, suffer no more. Find out more about this procedure by emailing me at janice@philmedtourism.com and put an end to your misery!