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Does gastric bypass surgery cure type 2 diabetes?

If you have type 2 diabetes and are significantly overweight (with a BMI of over 40kg/m2) and have tried everything you can to change your lifestyle but without success, then gastric bypass surgery is something you should talk to your doctor about as a possibility.

How do you know if you are normal weight, overweight, or obese?

If your BMI is under 18.5, you are underweight. If your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9, this is considered to be an ideal normal weight range for your height.

What is the body mass index (BMI)?

The body mass index has become the international standard way to describe how appropriate someone’s weight is.