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Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Treat, Even Reverse, Diabetes

<a href=&quot;http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-07-09-diabetes-obesity-surgery_N.htm&quot;> Cristina Iaboni</a>, a diabetic, underwent gastric bypass surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell in the fall of 2009 as part of a study. After losing 50 pounds, her blood sugar was nearly normal. She is pictured here in June 2010. (AP)
Cristina Iaboni, a diabetic, underwent gastric bypass surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell in the fall of 2009 as part of a study. After losing 50 pounds, her blood sugar was nearly normal. She is pictured here in June 2010. (AP)

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