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Diabetes is a very common disease which is widespread all over the world, can cause serious complications if not controlled in the initial stages. Nearly seven percent of the people in United States are suffering from Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is caused due to lack of Insulin in the body. There are Islet cells in the pancreas in the body which produce the hormone, Insulin. If the cells in the body do not react to the Insulin then Insulin can not be utilized by the cells, hence causing Type 2 diabetes.

Oftentimes, insulin injection or other prescribed drugs are brought in use to control the blood sugar level and hence diabetes. But, to the maximum, diet and exercise play a vital role in lowering down the fat, the sugar level and controlling diabetes. Proper and balanced diet and regular exercise are also responsible to bring down the effects of diabetes.

Weight-loss surgery is a very effective way of Diabetes treatment. People who suffer from Type 2 diabetics are more likely to respond to weight loss surgery rather than other modes of treatment. There are two categories of Weight loss surgery- gastric-bypass and lap-band surgery. It is said that diabetes patients respond fast to weight-loss surgery while it takes more time for their body to respond to any other mode of treatment. Initially, Gastric-bypass surgery was considered to be more fruitful than the lap-band surgery because there were some changes in the hormones in the body while doing the lap-band surgery.

But fortunately, the surgeons proved wrong and the lap-band surgery also brought about the same changes as gastric-bypass surgery without any complications and side-effects. Both the methods of weight loss surgery follow different ways to operate. Under lap-band method, a silicone band is tied around the upper area of the stomach thereby bounding eating. While under Gastric-bypass surgery, the stomach is divided into two smaller and larger portions, the upper pouch and the lower pouch thereby rearranging the small intestine.

It has been found that in United States, 84 percent of patients falling under type 2 diabetes get treated by gastric-bypass surgery. But unfortunately, the death-rate compares between Gastric-bypass surgery and Lap-band surgery is 1 in every 200 and 1 in every 2000 respectively. Lap-band surgery carries very low complications rate as compared to Gastric-bypass surgery and is very much safe, the reason being removal of gall bladder in case of gastric-band surgery.

Insulin and Oral medications are the preferred choice of treatment for diabetes patients. If dieting and exercising do not give the desired results, than Insulin shots and medications are the second step of treatment. The requirement for Insulin shots, oral medications, exercising and dieting is eradicated if patient is given lap-band surgery. People with type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and fat, especially obese people with mass index above 40 react fast to lap-band surgery as compared to other modes of treatment. If excess weight of the body is minimized, than diabetes treatment gives better results. Nearly 76% of diabetics benefit from the above mentioned modes of treatment.

But sill, research is going on to find out the reasons why obesity is the leading cause of diabetes. And why weight loss can help in controlling diabetes? Excess fat in human body degenerates the insulin's reaction. But research is going on to verify the role of fatty acids in the blood as well as hormones released by fat that regulate insulin.

About the Author

Julia Hanf author of the book How To Play the Diabetes Diet Game and Win Through a real life crisis Julia figured out how to live diabetes free. Visit http://www.yourdiabetescure.com and learn more about your solution for diabetes.