Whilst some drugs are specifically licensed and targeted at weight loss there are also other classes of drugs that can elicit weight loss despite their primary usage or original design being for a different outcome. Table 2 highlights the efficacy of the most common drugs prescribed for weight loss as an adjunct therapy for T2DM.A new treatment being explored is the use of Botulinum Toxin, the premise being that Botox injections into the stomach wall inhibit vagus nerve afferents thus interrupting the brain-gut axis communication pathway resulting in weight loss [17]. Phase two of clinical trial is currently being conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of Botulinum Toxin as a weight loss intervention; this may offer a new innovative treatment for obesity in T2DM. Hypoglycaemia, headaches, diarrhoea [7] 5.8-5.9kg [7] 51-73% [7] Review of the Pharmacological interventions and Bariatric surgery for Diabesity
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Surgical Intervention for Obesity in T2DMBariatric surgery is also called gastrointestinal surgery for obesity. Surgery changes the digestive process which elicits weight loss through reduction of nutrient absorption and thus lessens calorie intake [18]. The most common types of bariatric surgery are Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB), Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB). RYGB is currently considered the gold standard of weight loss surgery [18]. The mechanism of weight loss and differences in outcomes of these procedures can be seen in Table 3. Indications for bariatric surgery are people with a BMI of 40 kg/m 2 or greater, or those with a BMI of 35 kg/m 2 or greater with co morbidities, such as T2DM (NICE, 2014). The NICE guidelines [19] advice that people diagnosed with T2DM in the past 10 years should receive expedited referrals without the need of having tried lifestyle management interventions first, due to improvements in quality of life and reduced risk of mortality that bariatric surgery can offer. Explored the effects of bariatric surgery during different stages of T2DM progression [20]. The results demonstrated that bariatric surgery during early onset of T2DM elicited highest rates of T2DM remission and reduced micro and macrovascular complications, whereas bariatric surgery on people with T2DM with existing micro or macrovascular complications produced no improvements in life expectancy or regression of microvascular complications [20]. Bariatric surgery is considered the most sustainable and effective management for obesity (class III) [21]. Several studies purport that weight loss through bariatric surgery is cost-effective compared to nonsurgical management [22,23,11].Following RYGB surgery NEFA levels initially increase with fat deployment through rapid weight loss, levels of NEFA normalise as weight loss plateaus Dirksen et al. [24]. SG and RYGB affect pancreatic β cell function, NEFA levels and insulin sensitivity thus enhancing glucose metabolism Thomas et al. [25].A meta-analysis by Buchwald et al. [26] demonstrated re...