Bariatric Surgeries and Glucose Homeostasis During a Mixed Meal Test

Gastric bypass consisted of creation of a 15-20 ml gastric pouch, a 150 cm Roux limb, and a 50 cm biliopancreatic limb

Gastric banding functions by limiting food intake after the placement of an inflatable tube around the stomach just below the gastroesophageal junction, which allows for adjustment of the size of the outlet via the addition or removal of saline through a subcutaneous port.

Sleeve gastrectomy involved a gastric reduction of 75 to 80% by resecting the stomach alongside a 30-French endoscope beginning 3 cm from pylorus and ending at the angle of His

Hypocaloric diet providing a 1000 Kcal/d deficit from total energy expenditure assessed by indirect calorimetry and physical activity determination