Health Link  Type 2 Diabetes

Who's at risk for type 2 diabetes and can bariatric surgery be used as a 'cure'? Details

 

Program: Health Link

Episode: Type 2 Diabetes

Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and many more are unaware they have the disease. Unmanaged, it can lead to heart attacks, strokes, blindness, and kidney failure. New research shows that weight-loss surgery can reverse the disease - or can it? In this episode we examine bariatric surgery as a cure, along with who’s at risk and how to manage type 2 diabetes.

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Duration: (26:46)
Premiere Date: 05/16/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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