WHAT IS TYPE 2 DIABETES SURGERY OR METABOLIC SURGERY?
Diabetes surgery, also called metabolic surgery, involves surgical techniques applied to patients (not necessarily with morbid obesity) with type 2 diabetes who do not manage to achieve adequate control of their disease and blood sugar levels despite appropriate medical treatment. Metabolic surgery has also been shown to be beneficial for resolving obesity-related diseases.
Metabolic surgery is effective against type 2 diabetes and improves quality of life. It is estimated to increase these patients' life expectancy by up to 10 years.
Diabetes surgery in numbers:
99% of patients stop injecting insulin.
83% of patients control their condition and do not need additional medical treatment.
98%of patients solve their hypercholesterolemia.
75% of patients solve their hypertriglyceridemia.
70% of patients remove arterial hypertension.
18% of patients who needed injected insulin are controlled by oral pills.
MEDICAL TEAM
Prestigious experts in the treatment of obesity and overweight
We have a comprehensive clinic and multidisciplinary team comprised of multiple specialists: expert surgeons in metabolic and bariatric surgery techniques, endocrinologists, nutritionists, psychologists, specialists in exercise and fitness education, and more.
In addition, our patients can choose from a wide range of services at the Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón Hospital, and the experts they may need from any specialized units: Intensive Care, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Radiology, etc.
