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<p>In this March 23, 2012 photo, Tamikka McCray, 39, holds photos showing her before weigh-loss surgery, during an interview at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. McCray no longer needed to take diabetes medication and insulin after her weigh-loss surgery. Research by Dr. Francesco Rubino, McCray's surgeon at Weill Cornell, and other doctors gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p>

<p>In this March 23, 2012 photo, Tamikka McCray, 39, holds photos showing her before weigh-loss surgery, during an interview at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. McCray no longer needed to take diabetes medication and insulin after her weigh-loss surgery. Research by Dr. Francesco Rubino, McCray's surgeon at Weill Cornell, and other doctors gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p>

March 27, 2012

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Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission
March 27, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission

CHICAGO - New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say the operation should be offered sooner to more people with the disease - not just as a last resort.