Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes (Aug 2020)

IMPACT OF BARIATRIC SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY AND TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS

  • Paola Polo,
  • María Graciela Álvarez,
  • Eduardo Babor,
  • Maia Herrero,
  • Sandra González,
  • María Yuma,
  • Isaac Sinay,
  • León Litwak,
  • Susana Gutt,
  • Susana Fuentes,
  • Carla Musso,
  • Marianela Aguirre Ackermann

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v53i3Sup.170
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53, no. 3Sup
pp. 139 – 142

Abstract

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Introduction: obesity is a serious growing medical problem in type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). Insulin replacement is the only available therapy for these patients with DM1 and the main problems associated with it are hypoglycemia and weight gain. Bariatric surgery (BS) showed improvement in glycemic control in type 2 but only few cases of DM1 have been reported. Objectives: to evaluate changes in metabolic parameters in obese DM1 patients who underwent BS.

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