lap band weight loss surgery doesn't equal diabetes.

A new study from Dr. Joan F. Carroll of the University of North Texas Health Science Center suggests lap band surgery patients are less likely to develop diabetes. According to Carroll, these patients have an increase in sensitivity to the blood-sugar regulating hormone insulin. Lap band surgery involves placing an elastic band around the stomach to regulate the amount of food that can fit into the stomach. A similar surgery known as gastric bypass does not have these positive effects on insulin. These patients are at a much greater risk of developing diabetes.

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