MedicineJuly 1, 2017
Why the Most Powerful Treatment for Diabetes Turns Out to Be Surgery
Surgery that shortens intestines gets rid of the illness, and new evidence shows the gut—not simply insulin—may be responsible
Stories by Francesco Rubino
Clinician and scientist Francesco Rubino is chair of the department of metabolic and bariatric surgery at King's College London and a surgeon at King's College Hospital. He is compensated as a member of scientific advisory boards for GI Dynamics and for Fractyl, companies developing intestinal diabetes treatments, and is a consultant to medical device makers Ethicon and Medtronic.
FitnessMay 25, 2016
Why Doctors for Diabetics Now Recommend Surgery Instead of Drugs
New guidelines for surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes bolster hopes of finding a cure, according to Francesco Rubino, but long-standing preconceptions must be put aside