Impact of Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat Reduction on Glycemic Control in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

• Background: The effect on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) when adipose tissue is removed is controversial. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effect of the abdominoplasty and bariatric surgery on glycemic control in patients with T2DM. Methods: Patients with T2DM undergoing abdominoplasty for cosmesis were studied (n=25). Subjects were 36.91.3 years with a preoperative body mass index (BMI) of 40.60.5kg/m(2) and mean glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of 7.4%+/- 0.2%. Fifteen matched patients undergoing bariatric surgery were selected as a comparator group. Weight, BMI, waist circumference (WC), random blood glucose (RBG), and HbA1c were evaluated at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months postsurgery. Results: By 12 months, abdominoplasty reduced weight by 5.6 +/- 0.3kg p<0.01), and HbA1c was reduced to 6.8%+/- 0.3% (p<0.01). After 12 months, bariatric surgery reduced BMI from 42.2 +/- 1kg/m(2) to 26.6 +/- 0.4kg/m(2) (p<0.01). HbA1c reduced from 7.9%+/- 0.4% to 5.5%+/- 0.2% (p<0.01). WC was similar between both groups at 3 months, although HbA1c reductions were superior after bariatric surgery. Conclusions: Reducing subcutaneous adipose tissue with abdominoplasty results in a small improvement in glycemic control in patients with T2DM. Despite equivalent WC at 3 months, bariatric surgery outperformed abdominoplasty on all metabolic parameters then and thereafter.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Endokrinologi och diabetes (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Endocrinology and Diabetes (hsv//eng)

Keyword

abdominoplasty

diabetes

bariatric

hemoglobin A1c

surgery

large-volume liposuction

intensive medical therapy

mini-gastric

bypass

bariatric surgery

adipose-tissue

insulin sensitivity

inflammatory markers

metabolic profile

risk-factors

weight-loss

Nursing

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ref (subject category)

art (subject category)