title: The role of bariatric surgery in the treatment of diabetes.
abstract: The obesity epidemic contributes to approximately 44% of the world's type 2 diabetes burden. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with morbid obesity as it improves glycaemia, blood pressure, lipids and inflammation. This review describes the evidence supporting the addition of bariatric surgery to the treatment algorithms used by diabetologists. We emphasize the need to view bariatric surgery as an adjuvant therapy which should not be used instead of but rather together with best medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK jichungtham@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Ji Chung
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tham
authors.affiliation: Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery Department Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK noahhowes@bristol.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Noah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Howes
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Complications Research Centre, UCD Conway Institute, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Co. Dublin Ireland, and Gastrosurgical Laboratory, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Vasagatan 33, 411 37 Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Carel W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: le Roux
keywords: bariatric surgery; diabetes mellitus; obesity