Does Gastric Bypass Surgery Improve Diabetes and Hypertension?
Gastric Bypass surgery can absolutely help improve diabetes and hypertension! Being overweight or obese has natural comorbities or other ‘problems’ that go along with the weight, and high blood pressure and the risk of diabetes are 2 of the most common.
Having the gastric bypass (GBP) will reduce the level of obesity which will in turn positively affect the other problems or comorbities that go along with obesity. There have been numerous studies done to attest to this fact, some involving as many as 1,000 patients.
So a gastric bypass will help, but don’t think it is an easy operation to have. Actually it is a major surgery and something to fully think through. Not all obese persons are considered good candidates for a GBP. To be a good candidate you must:
-Have a stable personality (well as stable as can be…)
-No eating disorders (this will be up to your doctor to decide).
-Have no other complicating risk factors (please consult your doctor).
-Be able to follow a gastric bypass diet after surgery to reduce weight even further
In addition to those factors is also cost. These surgery’s are pretty expensive as well.
