Gastric Stimulator Induces Weight Loss In Diabetics, Hopital Jeanne-d’Arc

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gastric electrical stimulation using the Tantalus system (MetaCure Ltd) can potentially improve glucose control and induce weight loss in obese type 2 diabetic patients who are poorly controlled with oral antidiabetic medication, according to preliminary study results reported at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Rome.

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