05 Oct Diabetes Surgery in Punjab India – Dr Amit Garg Fortis Hospital Mohali
Type 2 diabetes is a progressive and chronic disease and there are millions of people who are suffering from diabetes and its life threatening complications. Since > 100 years so many researchers have been done to find the definitive treatment but only treatment option available was medical therapy and Insulin therapy. Today, diabetes is completely reversible in > 90% of patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is commonly associated with truncal obesity and insulin resistance. Earlier obesity was the only cause of diabetes but and it was believed that bariatric surgery for weight loss causes type 2 diabetes remission. Many international studies have shown that there are weight loss independent mechanisms which result in diabetes remission. In 2022, diabetes surgery was established as a standard treatment for patients with BMI > 35kg/m2 and in patients with BMI > 27Kg/m2 with poor control of type 2 diabetes. Dr Amit Garg, a renowned bariatric and metabolic surgeon in north India was the first one to perform loop duodenojejunal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy in a non obese patient with poor control of Type 2 diabetes. Dr Amit Garg started his Bariatric and metabolic surgery department at Fortis Hospital and has given the name CODSILS. Over past 10 years, he has operated on more than 2000 patients with a very high success rate. Dr Amit Garg has done many metabolic surgeries for Type 2 patients and his mastery in the subject has made him to do multiple types of metabolic surgery procedures according to patients duration of onset of diabetes, severity of diabetes, family history of diabetes and bmi of the patient. Surgery for diabetes in Punjab is done laparoscopically and patients are able to walk on the same day of surgery. Most of the patients are off medicines and Insulin therapy with in 15 days of the diabetes surgery.
Diabetes is a chronic disease and has many complications like nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, cardiopathy and diabetic foot. Also diabetes increase the incidence of hypertension and cardiac disease in more than 50% of patients. The Aim of Surgery for diabetes is to bring your HbA1c < 6.5 without any medicines or Insulin therapy and in our patients we have seen this in 3 -6 months of surgery.
Dr. Amit Garg in Mohali is the first choice of international patients visiting India for Weight loss bariatric surgery or Diabetes surgery as Dr Garg has done surgery for many international patients in the past with a very high success rate. If you have poor control of diabetes despite of medications, surgery for diabetes is the best treatment for diabetes reversal.
- Is Surgery for Diabetes safe?
Diabetes surgery is done laparosopcically and is as safe as any other laparoscopic procedure - What is the duration of surgery and length of stay in hospital?
The duration of surgery is approx 1 – 1.5 hours and it is done laparoscopically. Patients are made to walk on same day of surgery and are kept under observation for 3 -4 days . - Can I take sweets after diabetes surgery?
You are allowed to take all kinds of food stuffs after surgery but our recommendation is to have a low calorie high protein diet for the long term success of surgery. Diabetes Surgery is a very powerful tool to control or reverse your diabetes. For long term results of surgery, dietary modifications and life style modification are required. - Am I a candidate for Diabetes Surgery?
Diabetes surgery is recommended as First treatment if you have morbid obesity or If you have BMI > 27.5 and Poor control of diabetes with Medications. - How long it takes for diabetes surgery in India?
For international patients who plan to visit Punjab India for diabetes surgery. Follow the steps –- Reach to us and we will send you an detailed assessment form
- Get your pancreatic beta cell function
- Discuss with the team in detail about your possible options for diabetes remission
- Video call with Dr Amit Garg / Team to understand about your finalised procedure
- Surgery date booking
- You can return back in 5 -6 days
