Short-term outcome of metabolic surgery versus intensive medical therapy among obese type 2 diabetics: a quasi-experimental study.

Objective: To compare the short-term outcomes of metabolic surgery and intensive medical therapy in the management of diabetes mellitus among obese persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, from March 2018 to February 2019, and comprised obese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients of either gender aged 20-65 years. Those undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery were assigned group A, while those undergoing intensive medical therapy formed control group B.