Table 4.

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c%): Comparison between preoperative values and values at 3, 18, and 36 months after surgery. All postoperative values were significantly lower (p<0.05). M = mean; (SD) = standard deviation.

Patient	Pre-op (mg/dl)	After 3 months(mg/dl)	After 18 months (mg/dL)	After 36 months (mg/dl)
1	11.49	8.20	7.0	7.2
2	8.16	5.80	6.7	5.6
3	9.20	6.80	6.2	6.6
4	8.90	7.70	7.4	6.8
5	9.00	7.40	7.2	7.4
6	12.20	6.40	6.6	6.3
7	10.44	6.60	5.6	5.3
8	11.30	6.16	7.8	6.5
9	10.65	5.80	6.9	6.7
M (SD)	10.15 (1.39)	6.76 (0.85)	6.82 (0.65)	6.49 (0.68)