Type 2 Diabetes in Children

Surgery

When obesity is severe in older adolescents with type 2 diabetes, gastric bypass or other similar surgery may be considered as a last resort. For more information, see the topic Obesity.

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Author:	Merrill Hayden Monica Rhodes	Last Updated: August 25, 2006
Medical Review:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Alan C. Dalkin, MD - Endocrinology
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