The number of obese diabetics undergoing drastic weight-loss surgery needs to triple in the next few years to tackle the “major problem” facing the NHS, the health advisory body has urged. In a U-turn on guidance, Nice said gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy surgery should no longer be seen by doctors as a “last resort” and has eased its recommended criteria for the surgeries, to allow for early intervention.
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