Type 2 diabetes continues to rise in the United States and the sad fact is that approximately 90% of type 2 diabetes is caused by obesity.  In most people, obesity and therefore, type 2 diabetes, is completely preventable through diet and exercise.  The ability to reverse or improve type 2 diabetes is as simple as reversing obesity.  The problem with that solution is that many Americans aren’t able to do that without serious intervention, namely gastric bypass or gastric banding surgery.   A study conducted by Dutch researchers and published in the Archives of Surgery reported that a type of gastic bypass surgery known as Royx-en-Y or RYGB reversed type 2 diabetes in 83% of the participants and gastric banding surgery reversed type 2 diabetes in 62%.

Glucose serum testing can clearly identify diabetes and assist in diabetes maintenance and a Vertical Auto Profile (VAP) test can pinpoint risk factors and markers for Metabolic Syndrome or prediabetes.  Changing your diet, losing weight and beginning an exercise program can prevent or even reverse the disease.  Knowing that you are at risk, either through testing or being overweight or obese can give you the opportunity to change your life and avoid medication, constant monitoring and serious diabetes complications.  Yes, surgery could take care of your obesity and your diabetes, but so could a sensible approach to eating and a walk around the block every day.

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