Bariatric surgery and diabetes: Current challenges and perspectives

Yan-Fei He; Xiao-Dong Hu; Jun-Qiang Liu; Hu-Ming Li; Shuang-Feng Lu

doi:10.4239/wjd.v15.i8.1692

Bariatric surgery and diabetes: Current challenges and perspectives

World J Diabetes. 2024 Aug 15;15(8):1692-1703. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i8.1692.

Authors

Yan-Fei He¹, Xiao-Dong Hu², Jun-Qiang Liu³, Hu-Ming Li⁴, Shuang-Feng Lu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Health Management Center, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China. heyanfeilc@163.com.
² Department of Endocrinology, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China.
³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China.
⁵ Health Management Center, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity have become public issues of global concern. Bariatric surgery for the treatment of obesity combined with type 2 DM has been shown to be a safe and effective approach; however, there are limited studies that have systematically addressed the challenges of surgical treatment of obesity combined with DM. In this review, we summarize and answer the most pressing questions in the field of surgical treatment of obesity-associated DM. I believe that our insights will be of great help to clinicians in their daily practice.

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Challenge; Diabetes mellitus; Metabolic surgery; Obesity.

Publication types

Review