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Weight-Loss Surgery Can End Diabetes

Intestinal rerouting works miracles, but science still debated

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 22, 2007 10:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – Surgery that shrinks stomachs and reroutes intestines can make diabetes disappear—but some worry the procedure is the wrong one for the disease. More than three of four diabetics who undergo bariatric surgery are left with no symptoms, and can even live without insulin. But...   Read full story »

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