Open AccessAntidiabetic medication de‐escalation following bariatric surgery
Author(s) -
Vouri Scott M.,
Chen Jiajing,
Sparkman Jayme,
Salles Arghavan,
Micek Scott T.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.949
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1753-0407
pISSN - 1753-0393
DOI - 10.1111/1753-0407.12779
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , de escalation , obesity surgery , surgery , gastric bypass , general surgery , obesity , intensive care medicine , weight loss , endocrinology
Highlights There is a de‐escalation of antidiabetes medications prescribed following bariatric surgery. Antidiabetes medication utilization following bariatric surgery does not appear to be consistent with clinical practice guidelines.