Looking at obese diabetes: is gastric bypass an option? As the economy grows, the obese population in the country is increasing. And obesity, which causes diabetes, has become a hotter topic for men and women after dinner. So how exactly should you lose weight? How does laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery look for diabetes? What does gastric bypass surgery mean? Gastric bypass surgery was first used in bariatric surgery, then found that after the surgery of obesity and accompanied by type 2 diabetes patients with diabetes symptoms improved, after several years of clinical practice, doctors accidentally found that this surgery can be effective in treating diabetes, so gastric bypass surgery for diabetic patients has brought a new gospel. Gastric bypass surgery can help you lose 60-80% of your excess weight, and the results are even better if you follow a good diet and exercise program, and with the support of a professional health care provider. Gastric bypass surgery for diabetes mellitus: The causes of diabetes mellitus: First, K cells distributed in the gastrointestinal tract are stimulated by food to secrete insulin resistance factor, which makes the body insulin resistant. Secondly, the islet cells are damaged and apoptotic under the effect of insulin resistance factor. The unique feature of gastric bypass surgery is that it changes the physiological flow of food, which is accomplished through the steps of gastric blockage, gastrointestinal anastomosis, and enteroenteric anastomosis. After the surgery, the insulin resistance of the patient’s body is eliminated, and the way the food flows through the body after the surgery also promotes insulin secretion in the patient’s body, reduces apoptosis of pancreatic islet cells and makes them proliferate, pancreatic islet function is restored, and diabetes mellitus is cured. In addition to the normalization of blood glucose, a series of complications associated with the patient has been well recovered. For example, retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic dermatitis, diabetic sexual dysfunction, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and so on are gradually cured. Serious complications were eliminated and disabling and fatal conditions were avoided. Gastric bypass surgery (GBP), less traumatic, low risk, fast recovery, no recurrence; after surgery, most of the patients’ blood glucose returned to normal before discharge from the hospital, stopping the use of glucose-lowering drugs and insulin; a small portion of the patients’ recovery time is a little bit longer, which mainly depends on the degree of the patient’s preoperative damage to the pancreatic islet function. Patients who are treated early will recover faster and more completely.