Experts have found weight loss surgery can improve the health of overweight people with type 2 diabetes.

A five year study by researchers in Australia looked at people classified as overweight with a BMI between 25 and 29.9.

The experts, from Monash University in Melbourne found patients who had a gastric band fitted managed their diabetes better, improved their chances of remission and reduced the need for diabetes medication.

They also saw their weight drop by an eighth.

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Their diabetes was better controlled and they needed fewer diabetic medications to control their blood sugar levels

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Dr John Wentworth, researcher said: "We had people who were feeling better, moving better and who were happier because of the surgery.

"Their diabetes was better controlled and they needed fewer diabetic medications to control their blood sugar levels."

He said few experienced negative side effects from the surgery and the improvement in quality of life made it cost effective.

He urged guidelines should be revised so it can be offered to those currently not eligible for the surgery.

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People should be aware signs and symptoms of diabetes are not always obvious and the condition is often diagnosed during GP check ups.

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The NHS offers the procedure to patients with potentially life-threatening obesity, including those with a BMI of over 40, or with a BMI over 35 with a serious health condition such as type 2 or high blood pressure.

Adults recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes may also be considered for an assessment for weight loss surgery if they have a BMI of 30 to 34.9.

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or the insulin produced does not work properly and can be linked to lifestyle factors such as being overweight.

Figures suggest nine in ten people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese and require medication to control blood glucose levels.

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However, there is a waiting list for gastric band surgery on the NHS and it can cost between 5,000 to 8,000 to have it done privately.

It costs more than 10billion a year to treat patients with type 2 diabetes.

Researchers from Monash's Centre for Obesity Research and Education randomly assigned 22 to receive gastric banding combined with medical care, and 23 who received medical care alone.

Both groups received help with lifestyle factors such as exercise and healthy eating.

It found the average weight loss of 12.2 per cent of body weight in the gastric band group compared with 1.8 per cent in the other group.

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Almost a quarter of the gastric band group showed diabetes remission at five years, compared to nine per cent of the medical care-only group.

Dr Wentworth added the results provided "reasonably strong evidence" that gastric banding, as a safe and effective weight loss operation, was an acceptable alternative for people who wanted it.

He said: "It's an important point because lap banding is criticised by some people saying it is far too drastic to be used as a diabetes treatment and that it doesn't work in the longer term.

"I think it's a matter of just looking at the best ways of managing diabetes and preventing diabetes complications.

"We're interested in making life easier for these people and reducing the risk of the main complications, mainly heart attack, kidney failure, blindness and amputation.

"Although we'd be delighted if people could lose over 10 per cent of their weight through lifestyle modification, the reality is that the vast majority of people can't manage that."

The study was published in Diabetes Care.

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An effective pan-India diabetic policy is imperative to address the growing burden of diabetes in the country.

An effective pan-India diabetic policy is imperative to address the growing burden of diabetes in the country, experts at the 7th World Congress of Diabetes said here on Friday.Effective policy actions as early as possible is an urgent need to address the growing burden of diabetes in our country, Banshi Saboo, Diabetes India Chairman said in a statement.The government has made pioneering efforts towards diabetes care in India However, there is need for further strengthening of the programmes and implementation in all states and union territories, added Ashok Kumar Das, Professor at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences.The four-day Diabetes India 2017 conference, that began on Thursday, has brought together stakeholders from diverse fields to endorse the philosophy of the Berlin Declaration.It also urged the policy makers to take early action across four primary areas prevention, detection, control and access for the right intervention to prevent the growing menace of the disease.

The Berlin Declaration signed by India in December 2016 is a manifesto establishing foundational principles as well as specific targets and policy recommendations to help countries formulate and implement policies to improve health outcomes for people living with, or at risk of diabetes.More than 3,000 doctors and eminent national and international faculties are taking part in the conference that would continue till February 26.There are more than 69.1 million people in India affected with Type 2 diabetes alone.Poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, blindness, kidney failure, amputation and premature death.It is estimated that 1 million deaths per year in India are attributable to the Type 2 diabetes.Here are 8 facts about diabetes you didnt know.

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A brand new diet may be the key to reversing the effects of diabetes, and its a surprisingly simple one that anyone can do, according ot a new study published in the journal Cell. This fasting diet triggers the pancreas to regenerate itself and start working again to control blood sugar levels, and it was shown to work in animal experiments, reversing the symptoms of diabetes.

Its an exciting find to be sure, and it could be a new treatment for the debilitating disease, but researchers are advising diabetics not to try it without medical advice. So far, scientists have only demonstrated it in mice, according to a statement from the University of Southern California.

The diet works by putting people for five days on a diet that is low in calories, protein and carbohydrates, but high in unsaturated fat, similar to that of a vegan diet with a lot of nuts and soups that tops out at 1,100 calories per day. After that five day period, they can spend 25 days eating what they want.

The statement from the university follows below.

A diet designed to imitate the effects of fasting appears to reverse diabetes by reprogramming cells, a new USC-led study shows.

The fasting-like diet promotes the growth of new insulin-producing pancreatic cells that reduce symptoms of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in mice, according to the study on mice and human cells led by Valter Longo, director of the Longevity Institute at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

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WATERLOO After a night of freezing rain and snow, Crossroads Center was the perfect place to walk Saturday morning.

But the determined army of pedestrians circling the second floor wasnt the regular crew of mall walkers. These people were marching to end type 1 diabetes.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundations One Walk was held at the mall, marking the 10th annual Cedar Valley fundraising event for the organization. Teams outfitted in matching T-shirts, often organized around someone diagnosed with the autoimmune disease, collected pledges in advance and walked every second floor hallway at Crossroads 12 times to reach the three mile goal.

JDRF is the leading global organization funding research into the disease. Walks like the one at Crossroads are the foundations biggest fundraiser.

Cedar Falls resident Lena Simmons, one of the volunteer organizers, said there were at least 31 teams and almost 1,000 participants at Saturdays event. She estimated that 22 teams and about 300 people participated during the first local walk in 2008.

Organizers set a goal of raising $103,200 this year and announced at the event they had reached $79,341. Fundraising will continue in the coming months at the local level. Id love to blow that (goal) out of the water, said Simmons.

For people who spend time every day monitoring their blood-sugar, insulin intake, food consumption and activity levels as well as for those who care about them it was a good morning. That was the case with Ellas Entourage, the team formed around 11-year-old Ella Milby.

She fights diabetes every day, but today actually feels like a special day for her, said her mom, Tessa. They came from Stillwater, Minn., after recently moving away from the Cedar Valley area. Its a good time; her friends come out and support her.

Randy Milby, Ellas father, said it reminds them she is not alone in the fight. He noted the Waterloo organizers do a lot to support those with the disease. They put on a nice event for the families, and the kids have a lot of fun.

Along with the walk, a fun fair was set up on Crossroads main level. It featured a bouncy house, a hole of mini golf, and a ring toss as well as booths for face painting, colorful hair sprays and crafts.

Type 1 diabetes strikes children and adults suddenly. It is unrelated to diet or lifestyle. The pancreas of those with the disease stops producing insulin, a hormone essential to turning food into energy.

Shes had diabetes for about 5 1/2 years, Tessa Milby said of her daughter. Before we even left the hospital (after getting the diagnosis) we were guided toward the JDRF group. Theyve participated in the walk ever since.

Thats also the case with the family of 10-year-old Allie Anfinson of La Porte City, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about four years ago.

Its a blast, we love it. We look forward to it every year, said Jodi Lickteig of Cresco, Anfinsons aunt. Our whole family comes from all across Iowa.

Originally, the girl received injections of insulin to maintain her blood-sugar level, but last year she got a pump. So, now shes going on 11 and shes mastered it, said Lickteig.

Simmons said the insulin pump her 19-year-old son, Dylan, uses is literally his lifeline. The device looks like a pager and has a cartridge filed with insulin thats regularly delivered to his bloodstream through a tube. He also wears a continuous glucose monitor that sounds an alarm if insulin levels go out of range.

When we started this (walk), the idea of a continuous loop glucose monitor was only whispered, said Lyle Simmons, Lenas husband.

Its fundraising dollars like this that make such a big difference, said Lena Simmons.

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THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- You'd probably be surprised if your dentist said you might have type 2 diabetes. But new research finds that severe gum disease may be a sign the illness is present and undiagnosed.

The study found that nearly one in five people with severe gum disease (periodontitis) had type 2 diabetes and didn't know it. The researchers said these findings suggest that the dentist's office may be a good place for a prediabetes or type 2 diabetes screening.

"Be aware that worsened oral health -- in particular, periodontitis -- can be a sign of an underlying [condition], such as diabetes," said study author Dr. Wijnand Teeuw. He's the chief of the periodontology clinic at the Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

"Early diagnosis and treatment of both periodontitis and diabetes will benefit the patient by preventing further complications," Teeuw added.

Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic. In 2010, it was estimated that 285 million adults worldwide had diabetes. By 2030, that number is expected to rise to 552 million, according to the study authors. It's suspected that as many as one-third of people who have diabetes are unaware they have the disease.

Untreated, diabetes can lead to a number of serious complications, such as vision problems, serious kidney disease, heart trouble and infections that take a long time to heal, according to the American Diabetes Association.

Periodontitis -- an infection that causes inflammation of the gums and destruction of the bones that support the teeth -- is often considered a complication of diabetes, Teeuw said.

The current study included more than 300 people from a dental clinic in Amsterdam with varying levels of periodontitis or healthy gums. Approximately 125 had mild to moderate periodontitis and almost 80 had severe periodontitis. The rest had healthy gums.

The researchers tested blood sugar levels in all of the study participants using a test called hemoglobin A1c. This test provides an average of blood sugar levels over two to three months.

In people who had never been diagnosed with diabetes, the researchers found that 50 percent of the group with severe gum troubles had prediabetes, and 18 percent had type 2 diabetes. In the mild to moderate group, 48 percent were found to have prediabetes and 10 percent learned they had type 2 diabetes.

There were even significant numbers of people in the healthy gums group that had prediabetes -- 37 percent had prediabetes and 8.5 percent had type 2 diabetes, the study revealed.

Dr. Sally Cram, a periodontist and a spokeswoman for the American Dental Association, said she sees what the study found in her practice every day.

"I see quite a few patients who don't know they have diabetes, and when they don't respond normally to periodontal therapy, I have to say, 'Go to your doctor and get tested for diabetes,'" she said.

And, on the other side, she explained that people with uncontrolled diabetes often see improvement when their gum disease is under control.

"People with diabetes aren't as able to fight inflammation and infection," Cram explained.

Diabetes specialist Dr. Joel Zonszein said frequent or slow-to-heal infections are important signs of diabetes.

"People often come in with severe infections in the skin, and I think it's probably the same for infections in the mouth. People have been living for years with high blood sugar, and even if they go to the dentist, they don't get their blood sugar checked," Zonszein said.

"The relationship between diabetes and gum infections goes two ways. When you improve one, you also improve the other," he added. But it's not clear which comes first, and this study didn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship, only an association, Zonszein noted.

But the findings do show the importance of collaboration between health care providers, according to Zonszein, who is the director of the Clinical Diabetes Center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.

Cram noted that basic prevention goes a long way toward preventing gum disease.

"Ninety-nine percent of dental problems and disease are preventable. Brush your teeth twice a day and floss once, and see your dentist periodically," she recommended.

Warning signs of gum disease include bleeding gums, receding gums, sensitive teeth, loose teeth, bad breath or a bad taste in the mouth.

The study was published online Feb. 22 in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.

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SOURCES: Wijnand Teeuw, D.D.S., M.Sc., chief, periodontology clinic, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Sally Cram, D.D.S., P.C., periodontist, Washington D.C., and spokeswoman, American Dental Association; Joel Zonszein, M.D., director, Clinical Diabetes Center, Montefiore Medical Center, New York City; Feb. 22, 2017, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, online

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Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Centers community wellness program, Wellness U, now offers tai chi classes for all ages and levels and will kick off another 16-week National Diabetes Prevention Program on Feb. 28.

Tai chi classes are scheduled throughout the week in Salida and at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort. A beginner class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon, while an intermediate class meets from 10-11 a.m.

Both classes are held at Yoga Olas, 1548 G Street, Salida. Cost is $80 for 12 weeks.

All levels are welcome to attend tai chi at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort. Sessions are held on Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and include a 30-minute soak following class. Cost is $108 for 12 weeks.

The 16-week National Diabetes Prevention Program will be offered every Tuesday, Feb. 28-June 13, from 5:15-6:15 p.m. This healthy eating and exercise program is taught by certified instructors and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The goal of the program is to help people lose five percent of their body weight and increase daily exercise. Classes will be held in HRRMCs second-floor conference rooms, 1000 Rush Dr., Salida. Cost is $50, which is fully refundable after attending 60 percent of the classes.

If you have questions about any Wellness U classes or programs or would like to register for any of the programs above, contact HRRMC Wellness Supervisor Jon Fritz at 530-2057. Info is also available at hrrmc.com.

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Researchers have been able to reverse symptoms of diabetes and restore pancreas functions in mice by putting them on a version of the fasting-mimicking diet.

The diet tricks the body into a fasting mode for a few days a month, even while carefully selected foods are still being eaten, and it could be enough to reboot the organ's key functions and restore insulin production, scientists say.

Diabetes occurs when the pancreas cannot make insulin (type I) or is damaged by insulin resistance (type II), and the team from the University of Southern California says the diet reversed symptoms of both types of diabetes in mice.

"By pushing the mice into an extreme state and then bringing them back... the cells in the pancreas are triggered to use some kind of developmental reprogramming," says the head of the research team, Valter Longo.

In humans, the fasting-mimicking diet has been credited with helping people lose weight more effectively, and previous studies have also linked it to reducing risk factors for diseases like heart disease and cancer.

The diet has also been credited with reducing the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, so it's earning quite a reputation amongst scientists. In each case starving the body seems to reset the production of healthy cells.

In the latest study, mice were put into the artificial fasting mode for four days a week over a period of several months.

Scientists found this was enough to regenerate beta cells in the pancreas, responsible for storing and releasing insulin. Damaged cells were replaced by working ones.

The team also experimented on pancreatic cell cultures from human donors with type I diabetes. Here too, simulated fasting produced more insulin and more of the Ngn3 protein required for normal pancreatic function.

In other words, the signs are good that this could work in humans too.

However, we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves just yet the study so far only covers tests on mice, as well as human cells in lab conditions, and the researchers warn against trying this at home to treat diabetes.

What's more, the diet requires carefully measured levels of calories and types of foods to be effective, so medical evidence will still be required as well.

In the future, though, it may be possible to adapt the fasting-mimicking diet to help treat diabetes and restore pancreatic function, all without relying on medication.

"Scientifically, the findings are perhaps even more important because we've shown that you can use diet to reprogram cells without having to make any genetic alterations," says Longo.

The next step is to set up a clinical trial in humans, and preparations for that are already underway.

"The amazing thing is that this system has probably always been there," says Longo. "Now that we've discovered it, we can find ways to work with it and utilise it for benefits to human health."

The findings have been published in Cell.

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