Bariatric Surgery in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract Bariatric and metabolic surgeries, can be effective weightloss tools with a lifelong lifestyle support and annual medical monitoring at a minimum in morbid obesity, as asensible part of weight management program. Bariatric surgery may be considered for adults with BMI 35 kg/m2 and type 2 diabetes, especially if diabetesor associated comorbidities are difficult to control with lifestyle changes and pharmacological therapy. Although bariatric surgery has risks like mortality, early and late complications, morbidity and mortality related-to-surgery has significantly decreased. But; choosing the right patient, right surgeon and center and also appropriate technique is very important. To place bariatric surgery into routine diabetes therapy guidelines; long-term results should be seen, indications must become exact, surgery’s place in the treatment of diabetes mustbe clarified as much as medical treatments; thus more time is needed