Research Article
Early Postoperative Outcomes and Medication Cost Savings after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Patient demographic data.
| | Preoperative morbidly obese diabetic patients |
| N | 22 | % male/female | 79/21 | Mean age | 55.3 years | Mean initial BMI | 46 kg/m2 | Mean initial HbA1c | 7.4% | Taking >1 diabetes med | 77% | Using injectable insulin | 55% | Avg. number of obesity co-morbidities (other than diabetes) | 2.9 |
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