""Type 2 diabetes in kids is a much more aggressive disease than in the adult form. They progress to a need for insulin therapy five times faster than adults do and the multi-organ damage also comes faster.""
""Bariatric surgery has been shown to be an effective treatment for some adolescents with type 2 diabetes. The most common bariatric operation today is sleeve gastrectomy, in which the majority of the stomach is removed and dramatically decreases appetite, resulting in reduced food consumption and calorie intake.""
A multi-institutional study reveals that bariatric surgery can lead to recovery from diabetic kidney disease in adolescents with type 2 diabetes and obesity. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in adolescents has risen significantly, with these individuals developing insulin resistance and kidney disease more rapidly than adults. Bariatric surgery, particularly sleeve gastrectomy, effectively reduces appetite and calorie intake. The study focuses on identifying structural and molecular kidney changes in adolescents post-surgery, which may provide insights for non-surgical treatment options.
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