Can we safely state that bariatric surgery helps prevent type 2 diabetes?

(How) can we prevent type 2 diabetes?

Can Type 1 Diabetes patients safely fast during Ramadan?

The issue whether people with Type 1 Diabetes can safely fast during Ramadan has been the subject of quite a few debates over the years. Had it been a simple "yes" or "no" issue, there would have been no reason to debate. However, like a lot of other topics in medical management, this particular subject overlaps both the science and the art of medicine.

You can prevent type 2 diabetes.

Bariatric surgery: an IDF statement for obese Type 2 diabetes

The International Diabetes Federation Taskforce on Epidemiology and Prevention of Diabetes convened a consensus working group of diabetologists, endocrinologists, surgeons and public health experts to review the appropriate role of surgery and other gastrointestinal interventions in the treatment and prevention of Type 2 diabetes. The specific goals were: to develop practical recommendations fo...

IDF's view of bariatric surgery in type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus has been the province of physicians, but surgeons could now have increased success in managing type 2 diabetes in obese individuals. Results with bariatric surgery in people with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes are promising. Surgery can lead to large weight loss and remission of diabetes in many cases, and improved metabolic control in 72% of patients at 2 years and 36% of...