Bariatric Surgery vs Lifestyle Intervention for Diabetes Treatment: 5-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Trial.

Context: Questions remain about bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treatment.

Objective: Compare the remission of T2DM following surgical or nonsurgical treatments.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Randomized controlled trial at the University of Pittsburgh, in the United States.