Figure 4.

Change in HbA_1c after surgical vs. medical treatment of T2D in the studies by Schauer et al. (31) (A), Mingrone et al. (32) (B), Ikramuddin et al. (34) (C), and Courcoulas et al. (39) (D). LWLI, lifestyle weight-loss intervention; y, years. Reprinted with permission from the four studies.