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Type 2 Diabetes: Living With the Disease
- Topic Overview
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Health Tools
- FAQs
- Causes of High and Low Blood Sugar
- Symptoms
- What Happens
- What Increases Your Risk
- When to Call a Doctor
- Exams and Tests
- Treatment Overview
- Prevention
- Home Treatment
- Medications
- Surgery
- Other Treatment
- Related Information
- References
- Credits
If you are very overweight (BMI greater than 35 
),
weight-loss surgery may help you lose weight and
improve your diabetes control.8 For more
information about weight-loss surgeries, see the topic
Obesity.
| Author: | Judy Dundas | Last Updated: August 18, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine David C.W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCPC - Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
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