A 57 year old man with a 10 year history of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes comes in for another quarterly office visit. His HgbA1c has gone up again and is now 8.7%. His BMI is 42.5. His knees hurt when he tried to walk more than a few blocks. He is interested in having a gastric sleeve surgery but is questioning the likelihood of regaining weight down the road. Based on a long term seven year study what is the likelihood of regaining 50 pounds or more?
[Solved]: A 57 year old man with a 10 year history of poorly…
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