Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission in Indian Population – A Review of Literature

Abstract

Abstract Diabetes mellitus and obesity have touched the level of epidemic globally long back, and their prevalence is rapidly growing beyond the predicted rates. Indians (Asians in general) are at a high risk of developing both these diseases than the rest of the global population due to innumerable reasons that will be discussed later. Bariatric surgery has proven efficacy without any doubts standing as first and best among all available options in the effective treatment of both these diseases. Some metabolic surgeries have reported various remission rates ranging up to 100%. The authors aimed at analyzing the available literature quoting the remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus after bariatric surgery in Indian ethnicity.