Efficacy in type 2 diabetes mellitus remission in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Objectives: To assess remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after bariatric surgery, to analyze potential conditioning factors, and to compare Spanish and American remission criteria.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study of diabetic patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass from 2009 to 2015. Data collected included age, sex, time since T2DM diagnosis, antidiabetic drugs, insulin (type and dose), weight and BMI, percent excess weight lost, HbA, blood glucose levels, and course of T2DM after surgery according to Spanish and American criteria, including a descriptive analysis and correlation between both.