Improvements made to type 2 diabetes remission tool used in weight loss surgery

Scientists believe they have improved a tool used to predict how someone will react to weight loss surgery and the probability of putting their type 2 diabetes into remission. At the moment doctors use a standard scoring system called DiaRem which combines the person’s age, body mass index (BMI), diabetes indicators and treatments to determine potential health outcomes after weight loss surgery.

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