Type 2 Diabetes May Be Caused By Intestinal Dysfunction

Scientific evidence that gastrointestinal bypass operations can cause some types of diabetes to go into remission...suggesting those even with BMI (body mass) less than 35 could be potential candidates for the surgery...BD 

Growing evidence shows that surgery may effectively cure Type 2 diabetes -- an approach that not only may change the way the disease is treated, but that introduces a new way of thinking about diabetes.
A new article -- published in a special supplement to the February issue of Diabetes Care by a leading expert in the emerging field of diabetes surgery -- points to the small bowel as the possible site of critical mechanisms for the development of diabetes.  Dr. Rubino was the first to provide scientific evidence that gastrointestinal bypass operations involving rerouting the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., gastric bypass) can cause diabetes remission independently of any weight loss, and even in subjects that are not obese.

Today, most patients with diabetes are not offered a surgical option, and bariatric surgery is recommended only for those with severe obesity (a body mass index, or BMI, of greater than 35kg).
"It has become clear, however, that BMI cut-offs can no longer be used to determine who is an ideal candidate for surgical treatment of diabetes," says Dr. Rubino.

Type 2 Diabetes May Be Caused By Intestinal Dysfunction