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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Nguyen KT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4059201 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Current diabetes reports 20140101 5
Bariatric surgery has emerged as the most durably effective treatment of type 2 diabetes (DM). However, the mechanisms governing improvement in glucose homeostasis have yet to be fully elucidated. In this review we discuss the various types of surgical interventions and the multitude of factors that potentially mediate the effects on glycemia, such as altered delivery of nutrients to the distal ileum, duodenal exclusion, gut hormone changes, bile acid reabsorption, and amino acid metabolism. Acc ...[more]