Treatment options for obese and diabetic patients

  Obesity is a modern disease, and obese patients abound in our society because of the increasing abundance of material resources and the lack of adequate and correct understanding of material intake. At first people did not feel that obesity or overweight would cause serious harm to the body, until they realized that many diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebral atherosclerosis and bleeding, diabetes, tumors, chronic kidney disease, retinopathy and severe apnea syndrome were closely related to obesity, the dangers of obesity and diabetes only received great attention. There are too many tragedies happening around us, and many good talents have left us prematurely because of this.  Control of obesity and diabetes is a problem facing mankind in the 21st century, China’s current obese population has exceeded 30 million, and is gradually increasing, 80% of diabetic patients have overweight or obese. Among these people, there are some patients whose weight can be controlled by diet and physical exercise, but there are also some patients whose weight cannot be controlled by the above methods, or have some control but rebound is very serious, and some patients cannot persist, this kind of obese people can be treated well by minimally invasive surgery, and their weight can be reduced by 50-70% in two years. This type of obese patients can be well treated by minimally invasive surgery, and their weight can be reduced by 50-70% within two years, while diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebral atherosclerosis and bleeding, diabetes, tumor, chronic kidney disease, retinopathy and severe apnea syndrome can be well improved or cured. Patients are henceforth free from health-threatening factors and can live a healthy and relaxed life. Here are a few examples to share with you.  Mr. Gao, 54 years old, height 165cm, weight 110kg, waist circumference 101cm, after calculating his BMI is 40kg/m2, (Note, normal waist circumference is less than 90cm for men and less than 80cm for women, BMI is 18-23.9 kg/m2), the patient has serious “three highs “In addition, his wife’s greatest fear was that Mr. Gao had severe apnea syndrome, sometimes he did not breathe for tens of seconds, which made the family very worried. After a thorough evaluation, we performed minimally invasive gastrointestinal diversion surgery on Mr. Gao, and the patient’s insulin dosage was reduced to 20u per day two weeks after the surgery. One year after the operation, the patient has lost 35kg of weight, and he feels much more relaxed and his severe apnea syndrome has improved significantly.  Ms. Xiao, 47 years old, height 155cm, weight 85kg, patient’s waist circumference 92cm, BMI 35, suffering from diabetes mellitus for 8 years, insulin dosage is 50u per day, in the past year insulin dosage has a tendency to gradually increase, the patient also has hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and intermittent exertional angina. Three years ago, he developed right-sided limb hemiparesis due to cerebral thrombosis, and the patient frequently developed right-sided lower limb dysentery infection and had severe snoring at night. After consultation and evaluation by the medical and surgical surgeons, it was decided to perform a minimally invasive gastrointestinal diversion procedure, which went very well and was discharged one week after surgery. During the next year of outpatient follow-up, the patient’s weight decreased by 10, 5, 5 and 3 kg at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery, respectively, and her insulin was stopped in 1 month after surgery, and her blood sugar was completely reduced to normal, and her hypertension and hyperlipidemia were controlled. Her family saw her as a different person, and she did not have serious snoring at night. Her whole life is “easy and healthy”.  Obesity and diabetes are serious health problems faced by our nation, and the material conditions of our people have gained unprecedented benefits in the past 10 years of development, but our health has been seriously threatened, which is often referred to as “diseases of affluence – obesity and diabetes “. Medication is effective for some patients, but there are still some patients who have poor medication effect and cannot be maintained, or the dosage of medication is getting heavier and heavier, and more importantly, the weight gain and the accompanying diseases seriously affect the life of the patients, and there is no effective treatment measures. Fortunately, with the development of science we use minimally invasive surgery to effectively solve this problem and bring the dawn of a healthy life for patients.