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More news on glucose and bariatric surgery from the recent ASMBS meeting.From the ASMBS-As many as 90% of patients had improved glucose control following bariatric surgery, investigators told attendees at the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Although many patients maintained…

Apparently this is late 2002, noting the leech, I think we're on Martha's Vineyard, and yes Bob is horrified by his shirt.

If this isn't motivating....Source:  Nicholson Clinic BlogMen who lose weight following gastric bypass surgery may have more satisfying sex lives than overweight or obese peers who do not have the surgery, according to the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &…

University of Chicago researchers say that a duodenal switch is more effective at controlling obesity-related conditions like diabetes.Source:  Diabetes Health  6/2009...In gastric bypass surgery, surgeons create a small pouch that is separated from the rest of the stomach. Food bypasses the…

Those of us with private health insurance tend to lose more weight after having weight loss surgery than those with Medicare in the US.  Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people age 65 or older, some disabled people under age 65.Why?  My theory is that the follow-up might…

Finally, a little more guidance about pregnancy after weight loss surgery.Source:  Medscape from ACOGThe American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued a practice bulletin to summarize the risks for obesity in pregnancy and outcomes of pregnancy after bariatric surgery…

This is a question I see in the searches all. the. time.  I would assume that everyone that has weight loss surgery goes through a thorough program that educates you in the post-operative eating plan.  Some programs give you binder -- a book -- a website to fall back on.  It surprises me how…

Thanks for this clip, Bariatric TV! PS. Dr. Shikora met with me pre-op. We had gastric bypass surgery at his bariatric practice at NEMC.

Do you have a pressing question you might like to see answered during the WLS Channel's coverage of the ASMBS? ASK AWAY. They are filming right now at the ASMBS in Texas.

Welcome Stoma-Searchers.  Apparently we ALL watched The Doctors this afternoon - where they reran the episode about the post weight loss surgery revision procedure called the Stomaphyx.  Everybody wants to tighten and refresh their gastric bypasses, eh?  Here's my original post on that…

I especially love that dumping is described as vomiting and involuntary defection, but overall it's good news. I wonder if the complications and costs have dropped further since this was studied in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!…

Doctors and nutritionists may vary in terms of what kind of diet plan to follow AFTER your weight loss surgery procedure, but most have the same basic idea.  Follow your particular instructions of course, but here are some plans from other Bariatric Surgeons and nutritionists when you find…

In other words, diabetes comes back, right? Source: http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF6852575B3006C6015 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- May 11, 2009 -- Ten years after undergoing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!…

Bumping this post from last summer, because of the news coverage lately - Dr. Scott Shikora, the ASMBS president, called the oral procedure exciting and innovative, but said, "It is too early for us to say this is going to be a breakthrough." *A new non-malabsorptive WLS procedure is in the…