Background: DiaRem score consists in preoperative model for predicting remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus in obese patients who underwent gastric bypass.
Aim: To evaluate the applicability of DiaRem comparing the scores obtained preoperatively with remission of T2DM after surgery.
Method: Preoperative parameters such as age, use of insulin, oral hypoglycemic agents and glycated hemoglobin, were retrospectively evaluated in diabetic patients undergoing gastric bypass during the period between July 2012 to July 2013.