Roughly Half of Obese Patients Who Have Bariatric Surgery Are Off Type 2 Diabetes Meds at 6 Years

Stopping medication after surgery depends on the patient’s diabetes, but nearly all benefit from a cardiometabolic reset, one expert says.

Still, investigators warn that morbid obesity “remains a chronic disease even after bariatric surgery because 50.1% of patients with preexisting antidiabetes treatment remained on treatment 6 years after surgery.” The present study highlights the need for “careful lifelong follow-up to monitor obesity complications.