Early Postoperative Outcomes and Medication Cost Savings after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Postoperative changes in markers of diabetes and insulin resistance. HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c, HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance.

	2 weeks	2 months	6 months	12 months	Total
Δ HbA1c (%)	− 0.6	− 0.4	0	− 0.3	− 1.3
Δ Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	− 19.0	+5.0	− 5.5	− 9.0	−28.5
Δ fasting insulin (mU/L)	− 24.0	− 5.1	− 1.7	−3.4	− 34.2
Δ HOMA-IR	− 9.9	− 1.7	− 0.5	− 1.1	− 13.2