After 5 years, bariatric surgery, in addition to lowering BMI, maintained blood pressure with fewer medications vs BP medication alone, final data from the GATEWAY trial showed.
Patients who underwent amputation due to a diabetic foot event had a greater risk for early death regardless of the presence or absence of ulcers or gangrene before the amputation.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that global shortages last year of popular diabetes medicines that are also used for weight loss, such as Novo Nordisk's.