Journal article
Type 2 diabetes remission rates 1‐year post‐Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass and validation of the DiaRem score: the Ontario Bariatric Network experience
Abstract
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is associated with the remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). There are a number of scoring systems available that help predict type 2 diabetes remission rates after bariatric surgery; however, relatively few have been validated externally. The DiaRem score, comprised of four preoperative variables (age, haemoglobin A1c [HbA1c], sulfonylurea and insulin-sensitizing agent use and insulin use), allows for the …
Authors
Honarmand K; Chetty K; Vanniyasingam T; Anvari M; Chetty VT
Journal
Clinical Obesity, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 176–182
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2017
DOI
10.1111/cob.12189
ISSN
1758-8103