by rmap nurse | Jan 11, 2023 | DUODENAL SWITCH (DS), FAQ, GASTRIC BYPASS, MAINTENANCE, PREPARING FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
The surgeons and staff here at Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians (RMAP) want to see our patients achieve their goals, as well as have a lifetime of success with their new tool and healthy behaviors we have educated them on. We seek to be a partner in your...
by rmap nurse | Dec 13, 2022 | DUODENAL SWITCH (DS), FAQ, GASTRIC BYPASS, PREPARING FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
Investing in Bariatric Benefits at the Workplace By: Caitlin Kennington, Insurance Specialist In 2013, the American Medical Associated declared obesity a disease, which currently affects 41.9% of the United States population.1 All over the internet you...
by rmap nurse | Dec 7, 2022 | DUODENAL SWITCH (DS), FAQ, GASTRIC BYPASS, MAINTENANCE, POST OPERATIVE DIET, PREPARING FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY, WEIGHT REGAIN
After bariatric surgery, it takes effort, persistence, and discipline to lose the weight and maintain that weight loss. You have to be willing to put forth the effort to make healthy decisions and choices, to say “no” to those tempting sugar-filled foods and...
by rmap nurse | Nov 23, 2022 | DUODENAL SWITCH (DS), FAQ, GASTRIC BYPASS, PREPARING FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
While bariatric surgery is a powerful surgical tool to help with weight loss, so much more than the weight loss occurs for patients post-operatively. It is a lifechanging decision bariatric patients make that requires commitment. While it can be an exciting...
by rmap nurse | Oct 20, 2022 | DUODENAL SWITCH (DS), FAQ, GASTRIC BYPASS, PREPARING FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
A study in patients who had bariatric surgery to treat diabetes, many of which had the Gastric Bypass Roux-en-Y, over 78% of those patients experienced remission in their Type 2 Diabetes, thus eliminating the need for treating medications.1 Not only do...
by rmap nurse | Mar 16, 2022 | DUODENAL SWITCH (DS), FAQ, GASTRIC BYPASS, PREPARING FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
According to American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) diabetes affects 9.4% of the total US population (30.3 million people). There is a death from complications associated with diabetes every ten seconds, and because of this, it is one of...
