Surgical treatment for Diabetes mellitus patients in Mexico brings relief

Aug. 30, 2010 - PRLog -- Metabolic surgery in Mexico is affordable and presents new hope to diabetes type 2 patients from the US. The procedure has shown promise in diabetes management, but is yet to be approved by the FDA, and, hence, Mexico is currently a very attractive option.

Pedro Frago from Florida, USA, opted recently for (http://www.medicaltourismco.com/general-surgery/ileal-transposition-for-diabetes2-abroad.php) diabetes II management abroad as he felt he was getting to a point where his diabetes was going out of control. “I was giving myself insulin shots pretty much every day, and when I woke up the next morning, it’d still be high.”

So, he approached Texas-based Medical Tourism Corporation and asked them to arrange the entire process in a short period of time, which, he says, MTC had no problem in achieving.

Diabetes 2 Surgery Mexico (http://www.medicaltourismco.com/mexico-hospitals/type-2-diabetes-surgery-mexico.php) was initially inspired after it was observed that weight loss surgeries resulted in remarkable improvement. All bariatric surgeries like gastric bypass, gastric lap band, gastric sleeve, and mini gastric bypass have shown to reduce the incidence of diabetes in patients who have had these procedures.

Pedro’s pre-surgery glucose levels hovered around 248, and on the 10th day after the surgery, it had come down to an average of 139. Similarly, his cholesterol and triglyceride levels were 238 mg/dl and 1195mg/dl respectively.  Post-surgery, the cholesterol triglyceride levels were 151mg/dl and 97 mg/dl.

Diabetes mellitus patients are increasingly choosing medical tourism Mexico (http://www.medicaltourismco.com/mexico-hospitals/medical-...) because of its proximity to the US, affordable prices, and high quality of medical care. The top hospitals in Mexico that are frequented by medical tourists are more often than not accredited by the Joint Commission International, which is a mark of the procedures, hygiene standards, and equipment used in the medical facility.

Though it may be somewhat early for Pedro to get definitive results from his low cost type II diabetes surgery Mexico, he says, “My blood sugar has already seen an improvement, it is now below 200.”

He is also very happy with his choice of medical tourism company. When he was initially apprehensive about going abroad, choosing a Mexico surgeon, hospital, and the like, MTC gave him the option of talking to people who had already been operated on by the same surgeon. This gave him the necessary confidence to move ahead.

Throughout his Mexico medical trip, he was always aware of the scheduled steps and there weren’t any surprises. “They (MTC staff) checked on you every night,” he says.
Metabolic surgery in Mexico is low cost and offers a viable option for diabetes management. People who have been totally dependent on insulin and yet have failed to achieve any control over diabetes will appreciate this option greatly.

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Medical Tourism Corporation is a US based company that has helped hundreds of people with affordable medical care. The expanding network of its hospitals include in countries like Mexico, Costa Rica, India, Panama, Belgium, Turkey, Thailand & Jordan.