None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if overweight but not obese individuals with type 2 diabetes population can experience resolution of diabetes by gastric bypass surgery in the same way as can be achieved in a severly obese group of type 2 diabetic individuals.
Interventions
Modified gastric bypass operation performed by open laparotomy, under general anaesthetic. A small gastric pouch is created and joined directly to a Roux loop of jejunum, thus bypassing most of the stomach and the duodenum. Duration approx 3 hours.
Sponsors
The Wakefield Clinic
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Type 2 diabetes > 1 year duration HbA1c > 7.5 < 11% BMI > 25 <30 HOMA > 4.0
Exclusion criteria
Poor risk for major surgery major end-organ damage from diabetes taking insulin positive GAD or IA2 antibodies
Outcome results
None listed