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www.gastric-banding-surgery.co.uk Gastric band surgery in Belgium can dramatically improve the quality of your life. Gastric banding is also available at our clinics in France and Belgium for residents of Ireland who can save thousands of pounds compared to UK and Irish Hospitals. On average Patients lose 70 percent of their excess body weight over a period of two to three years. Gradual weight loss over the ensuing few years after the procedure can bring significant improvements in health. Lap-band surgery patients who have undergone the surgery can reduce the risk of developing severe health conditions related to morbid obesity, such as hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, sleep apnoea, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, acid reflux disease, asthma, and osteoarthritis. Gastric band surgery is one of the most popular procedures at most obesity clinics and carries several advantages over other bariatric techniques. This is because it does not involve any cutting, stapling, or other permanent alterations to the stomach and intestines. Gastric banding patients are quite often very motivated patients, and in the long term weight loss has the added benefit of giving the patients a more active and fulfilled sex life, add to this an increase in self-confidence, increased mobility, less illness and a longer life-expectancy make this type of weight loss very attractive for patients and surgeons alike. Bariatric surgery does have a few known risks, but these are normally …

New Type 2 Drug Could Improve Blood Glucose Control For Some People With Diabetes
A new oral drug for Type 2 diabetes, dapagliflozin, has been identified as potentially helpful for people who have problems controlling blood glucose levels just using metformin. In a study of 534 people by researchers at Aston University in Birmingham, when the drug was used in combination with metformin it was found to improve blood glucose control and lower bodyweight, acting independently of …