Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a global health epidemic. The Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB) is a short, simple, successful, reversible laparoscopic gastric bypass weight loss surgery that is now frequently prescribed for patients suffering from Type 2 Diabetes. The operation usually takes only 30 min., and requires a hospital stay less than 24 hours.
The surgery, which changes the anatomy of the digestive system to limit the amount of food that can be eaten and digested, improves patients' blood-glucose levels dramatically. Some studies have noted that while post-surgery weight loss can take months, patients' blood-glucose levels improve much more quickly.