Obese people are more likely to develop diabetes. 2013 results of a US study showed that obese men (BMI>30) were seven times more likely to develop diabetes than normal men (BMI<25), and the study found that this ratio was up to 12 times higher in women. People with a BMI ≥35 who are overly obese have a higher incidence of diabetes. Studies have shown that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is up to 40 times higher in this group compared to the normal population, which is also notable. When people with this type of diabetes reduce their BMI to normal levels, the vast majority experience significant improvement in their diabetes symptoms. By following a strict diet plan and exercising, they are able to stop their diabetes medications altogether and have better control of their blood sugar. Usually a BMI less than 25 is considered normal weight, while between 25 and 30 is overweight, 30 to 35 is considered obese, and when the BMI is above 35 it is overweight. Overweight people do not necessarily have type 2 diabetes, but more than 65% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. One thing is that while obesity is one of the causes of increased risk for type 2 diabetes, it does not mean that obese people are destined to develop diabetes. Recent studies show that 36% of Americans are obese and another 33% are overweight (BMI between 25 and 30), but not as many have diabetes. For most people with diabetes and prediabetes, being overweight has a significant impact on their own health status. As mentioned earlier, 80% of adults with type 2 glucose disease in the United States are overweight or obese. The increased risk of diabetes from obesity is significantly higher if the body is genetically trapped for diabetes: if both parents have type 2 diabetes and are overweight, meaning a BMI greater than 25, the probability of diabetes is 80 percent. At present, most diabetic patients use traditional medical medication to control the disease, or external insulin to stabilize blood glucose, but either way, they can only temporarily control blood glucose, but can not prevent the occurrence of the accompanying disease, for this situation, bariatric metabolic (diabetic) surgery specialist Wu Liangping recommended to try metabolic (diabetic) surgery. Metabolic (diabetic) surgery for diabetes is not an anecdote anymore, it is a real and effective way. For example, gastric bypass surgery, known as the "gold standard procedure" for diabetes, is a surgical procedure that reduces the volume of the stomach, shuts down most of the stomach's function, and changes the structure of the intestinal tract to further reduce digestive capacity and control absorption. Because the gastrointestinal tract reconstruction changes the secretion of hormones in the intestine-islet axis, thus improving glucose metabolism. After decades of clinical validation, a large amount of data confirms that obese type 2 diabetes can be completely relieved or even restored to normal by metabolic (diabetes) surgery in 60% to 80% of diabetic patients with diabetes accompanied by hypertension, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver and sleep apnea syndrome. Therefore, it is recommended that patients with obese type 2 diabetes can try to treat the disease through surgery and recover their health soon!