Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Metabolic Surgery as a Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus:

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease which causes suffering without discriminating between different age groups. It is also a well-documented fact that it reduces years in a person’s quality of life and life-expectancy.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus has become a world-wide epidemic iof not a pandemic, and there are millions of people all over the world being diagnosed each year. In fact, there are over 220 million people already suffering from this debilitating disease and its effects.

While it is true that there have been various technological breakthroughs in medicine and especially in the study of type II diabetes, there had not been a treatment discovered that could reverse the disease, nor had there been a treatment that could prevent all of the complications caused by the disease. Moreover, there had not been a satisfactory solution that would keep the disease from developing and harming the systems in a patient’s body.

Additionally, current treatment for this life-long disease is such that type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to damage organs and systems, with the worst-case scenario being that without proper treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, it can go so far as to lead to the patient’s premature death.

However, the news is not all doom and gloom because there had not been a satisfactory treatment until a rather recent and fortuitous discovery!

The Discovery:

Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, which is also known as bariatric or weight-loss surery is what brought the possible new treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus to light. After undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, diabetes patients began recovering from the disease to the point where they were no longer needed daily insulin shots. Patients who had been suffering from the effects of type 2 diabetes mellitus were found to have reversed their condition.

Of course, this unique surgery result made it necessary to conduct clinical studies and trials, and it was that it was found that substances were being produced when food was passing through the beginning or first part of the small intestine. It is these substances that are produced in this part of the small intestine that inhibit insulin production and create resistance.

Clinical trials and studies also went on to show that substances which produce insulin and decrease resistance were being produced when food passes through the end of the small intestine. Therefore, by means of a variation in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, now known as metabolic surgery, Type-2 diabetes and its effects can be reversed, complications from the disease can be discarded, and the patient’s life expectancy and quality of life will increase.

The End Results:

This type of surgrery is not new since it was actually used many years ago to treat gastric ulcers. However, the discovery or novelty is in the fact that there have been modifications to the technique so that patients will neither lose weight nor suffer any changes in the digestive process, but the end result is that the effects of type 2 diabetes mellitus are reversed.

This procedure has been done in Costa Rica for more than five years, and statistics show that it is 90% effective in reversing diabetes. In fact, where Latin American and especially Central America are concerned, Costa Rica is at the vanguard in this technique. People who have undergone this surgery, as can be seen in the video, have shown results that are nothing short of wonderful.

How do I know if I qualify for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus through metabolic surgery as a diabetic patient?

• You must be between the ages of 16 and 60. If you are not in this age range, you will be reviewed on a case by case basis to determine viability.
• Your BMI must be 35 or less. If your BMI is greater than 35, then could be a prime candidate for laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, which has been shown to have the same success rates in reversing type 2 diabetes.
• You must have elevated glycemia levels during fasting.
• You must have been diagnosed with diabetes less than 10 years ago. If you were diagnosed more than 10 years ago, your case can be reviewed individually.
• Glycosylated hemoglobin must be >7.
• You must have diabetes mellitus complications.
• You must not have had major stomach surgery.

If you meet the above-stated guidelines, then you are a very likely candidate for metabolic surgery, which is also known as surgery to reverse type 2 diabetes, and you need to fill out our easy to use contact form to request more information. You can also request a video or teleconference so that you can speak directly to the surgeon.

Dr. Jacobo Zafrani is one of the leading laparoscopic surgeons in Latin America. He was born in the United States, so you will be able to communicate with him in English and ask any questions you may have.

If you do not meet the above stated conditions but you have type 2 diabetes mellitus, fill out the contact form and request a review of your particular case. You can also look at the information we have regarding laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, the “Gold Standard” in bariatric or weight loss surgery. You could be a prime candidate for gastric bypass surgery, and you could benefit greatly from this procedure.