http://kdvr.com/2013/08/05/cu-hospital-offering-trial-for-new-diabetes-treatment/

Interesting. New "replacement" for the band?

So what happens when they remove it? Also if its similar to bypass, and they can still eat copious amounts of food can you imagine what the dumping would be like??!?!?

Diabesity study in CO

Diabesity?

I feel like it's more similar to the bypass but without the cutting. I imagine the dumping would be similar, unless for some reason the lower portion of the small intestine can't handle that high nutrient level and causes dumping (all the way form the colon!) I think it's interesting, and would even be implementable for sleeve if people are struggling. Fantastic!

Some stupid new term they are trying to coin in "health conscious" colorado.

Damn boulder hippies and capital hill hipsters throwing off the curve for the rest of us.

I'm interested in what the results would be, but I hope they are approaching this from a bariatric stand point and not just doing the procedure, but also working on behavior modification.

Wow that's weird! I wonder how it stays put??

As crazy as it sounds... I'd still rather cut out 85% of my stomach than do that!

Wow that's weird! I wonder how it stays put??

As crazy as it sounds... I'd still rather cut out 85% of my stomach than do that!

There is some ring that the put in at the bottom of the stomach and sew in place. It looks like a big condom with a ehem... Ring of sorts on the end...

My first thought was, how does this not have some effect on the pyloric valve? If there is something in there, can it "seal" all the way with dense Protein like the sleeve?

The endobarrier

Some stupid new term they are trying to coin in "health conscious" colorado.

Damn boulder hippies and capital hill hipsters throwing off the curve for the rest of us.

I am north of Boulder and I hear you on the hippies..

I wondering if a chip would scratch it right open?

The endobarrier

Wow now that I've seen it, I think it's even more crazy!

Diabesity?

Thought it was a typo too, until I read the article.

I think there was something a while back that was similar but different. It was a balloon inserted into the stomach and then inflated to give that full feeling. I wonder what the results of that were?

I agree I would also just rather have 85% of my stomach phsyically removed than do this.

Diabesity = diabetes + obesity.

Here's an article: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issues/winter08/articles/winter08pg12.html

The endobarrier

Heyher...BTW, that looks odd. Like what you mentioned. Eeewwww.

I wonder if a sharp pretzel stick or too hot of a chile pepper would damage it? It looks flimsy, but I imagine it would have to be fairly strong.

I don't know how long it is expected to last. It isn't being marketed as permanent. But I can't imagine it is supposed to stay in forever.

And I agree it looks really easy to damage. And if it rips, how is a person supposed to know?

I mean if it rips off, I guess they would find out when they went twosies.... Ewwwwww almost as bad as tape worms.....