The Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Type 2 Diabetes in Asian Populations: a Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Bariatric surgery is more successful in diabetes remission and glucose outcome improvement in Asian populations with type 2 diabetes than in non-Asian populations, even over long-term follow-up periods. Bariatric surgery can be considered an effective treatment option and may present an appropriate opportunity to improve the prognosis for Asian patients with type 2 diabetes.