- 30 September 2021
- Posted by: Op. Dr. Necat Kaplan
- Categories: Diabetes, General
How is diabetes surgery performed?
Diabetes, also known as sugar disease, is a very common illness today. Caused by genetic and environmental factors, this type of disease is treated with highly effective methods. Among these methods, one that provides lasting results is surgical intervention. One of the questions frequently asked by diabetic patients is: How is diabetes surgery performed?.
Early diagnosis is one of the important factors in the treatment of this disease. Early intervention can lead to positive outcomes. This can be supported by exercise and diet programs. If the necessary conditions are met, the progression of the disease can be halted.
Even if the necessary conditions are met, patients may not experience improvement. Various drug treatments are used to stop the progression of the disease. Procedures such as insulin therapy can be applied. These procedures include insulin pens and insulin pump This involves administering insulin to the body via this method.
After a certain period, patients may no longer respond adequately to these treatment methods. At this stage, surgical procedures come into play. Bariatric surgery This procedure leads to radical changes in diabetic patients.
What is Diabetes Surgery?
This surgery is only possible if the patient has previously tried treatment methods such as diet and exercise. Patients who have tried these methods and been unsuccessful... diabetes surgery It is possible for them to be so. Diabetes surgery and obesity surgery are similar types of surgery. For this surgery to be performed, malabsorption and restriction of the amount of food entering the stomach are required.
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In diabetes surgeries, procedures are also performed on the intestines after the stomach. This procedure helps to accelerate absorption. The procedure performed on the intestines varies. In a procedure known as interposition, the upper and lower intestinal sections are swapped. In the transit bipartition method, a secondary intestinal pathway is created. The most preferred method is considered to be bipartition.

How is diabetes surgery performed?
Various methods can be used in diabetes surgery. If diabetes is caused by excess weight, metabolic surgery can be applied. If this method is unsuccessful, surgery can also be performed on the intestines. In cases where necessary, surgery can also be performed on the intestines.
Who is a candidate for diabetes surgery?
Several factors must be met for diabetic patients to be eligible for surgery. The first is that the patient must have previously tried and failed with necessary diet and exercise programs. For surgery to be possible, the pancreas must be producing insulin. The body mass index must be between 25 and 35. Since the surgery is performed under general anesthesia, the patient must not have any anesthesia-related problems. In addition, factors such as blood values and liver steatosis are considered. The patient may undergo various tests before the surgery.
This surgical procedure is only performed for type 2 diabetes. It is not performed on patients with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes patients cannot undergo this surgery because they do not produce insulin.
