title: The IDF Statement: a big and long-awaited step for our diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA. Pories@aol.com
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Pories
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic