14/11/2025
Diabetes isn’t just about sugar — it’s about metabolism.
Every now and then I meet patients who say, “Doctor, my sugar levels keep rising… but I hardly eat sweets.”
And they’re right.
Type 2 Diabetes is not simply a “sugar problem.” It’s a metabolic disorder where the body stops responding to insulin the way it should.
Even with strict diets, lifestyle changes, regular exercise, and high doses of medication or insulin, many people continue to struggle with uncontrolled sugars. When this happens, diabetes quietly starts damaging end organs, the heart, kidneys, eyes, nerves, reducing both life expectancy and quality of life.
Why?
Because the issue isn’t just sugar intake. It’s insulin resistance. And as weight increases, metabolic dysfunction grows, creating a cycle that medications alone cannot fully break.
This is where metabolic (bariatric) surgery becomes a powerful option.
It helps reset the body’s insulin response, improves metabolism at the root level, reduces (and often stops) the need for medications, and protects long-term health.
This World Diabetes Day, let’s look beyond numbers.
Let’s treat the root, not just the readings.
