The development of these updated guidelines was commissioned by the AACE, TOS, and ASMBS Board of Directors and adheres to the AACE 2010 protocol for standardized production of clinical practice guidelines (CPG). Each recommendation was re-evaluated and updated based on the evidence and subjective factors per protocol. Examples of expanded
This publication calls for bariatric surgery to be considered earlier in the treatment of eligible patients, to help stem the serious complications that can result from diabetes. The statement was written by experts in diabetes and bariatric surgery and contains a series of recommendations on the use of weight loss
Diabetes and obesity have a long and cozy relationship. Generally speaking, the more body weight that an individual possesses in the form of adipose tissue, the higher the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, the prevalence of obesity in the Western world, especially in the United States, had been