Weight loss and β-cell responses following gastric banding or pharmacotherapy in adults with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial.
Kristina M UtzschneiderDavid A EhrmannSilva A ArslanianElena BarengoltsThomas A BuchananSonia CaprioSharon L EdelsteinTamara S HannonSteven E KahnAlexandra KozedubKieren J MatherKristen J NadeauSusan SamMark TripputiAnny H XiangLaure El Ghormlinull nullPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2022)
Reducing demand on the β-cell by improving IS through weight loss does not reverse β-cell dysfunction. L + M was the only treatment that enhanced β-cell function.