I have a cousin who had Gastric Bypass and her diabetes is gone. She recommended that I should get it. I fear the side effects of Gastric Bypass. I would rather try to fight my obesity on my own by exercising and watching what I eat. Also another woman at work got some expermental weight loss treatment at a hospital now she is suffering from the side effects of the treatment. Sorry I will not quit trying to lose weight the natural way.
I know one person who was obese and had diabetes. He went through the gastric bypass. To be specific, he got the band... not the complete surgery that cuts away the stomach. Anyways, he lost over 100+ pounds within eight months and his diabetes became manageable through diet (not the insulin shots anymore). Sounds good, huh? Well, it got tricky. After about a year, he started eating wrong again. He gained back all the weight and is insulin dependent again. I guess the surgery helps some but for others.. unless the over-eating issues are addressed.. the surgery is worthless. I’m with you: I’d rather go on a diet then undergo surgery.
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the last thing I would recommend because it is not in accord with normal physiology. Someone needs to compare the results with gastric banding.
I posted the article because it shows how Roux-en-Y gastric bypass alters normal physiology and how GLUT1 compensates.
I prefer patients trying carbohydrate restricted diets first, iincluding exercise as tolerated. If you enter Volek JS, Feinman RD into PubMed's query box, then you'll do an authors' search on two writers who have written 11 articles showing the benefit of carbohydrate restriction.