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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: thedoc on 19/03/2014 01:30:01

Title: When should a type-2 diabetic take their insulin?
Post by: thedoc on 19/03/2014 01:30:01

Laraine Gibson asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Has there been any new research in type 2 diabetes?

Praying for a cure!

Regars Laraine

PS Thank you for a lovely show on 702 (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/).
What do you think?

Title: Re: When should a type-2 diabetic take their insulin?
Post by: evan_au on 20/03/2014 11:07:55

I am not sure that surgery is better for you than insulin...
There are some hints that some forms of weight loss surgery like gastric banding or having part of the intestine bypassed can put diabetes into remission, for some people.

See, for example: http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2014/01/21/3926652.htm