Bariatric surgery linked to long-term HbA1c reduction, weight loss in type 2 diabetes

SAN DIEGO — Adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes who undergo bariatric or metabolic surgery have a lower HbA1c and greater weight loss than those who did not undergo surgery at 7 and 12 years of follow-up, according to trial data.
In a symposium at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, researchers presented long-term findings from the Alliance of Randomized Trials of

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