A chance for patients with diabetes and cancer: a top surgeon arrives in Sofia
Dr. Turul Demirel, one of the dozens of surgeons around the world who have successfully practiced a unique surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, will visit Sofia on October 21 and 22. Dr. Demirel is a specialist with international experience and recognition in the field of diabetic and oncological surgery. The top specialist from Medical Park Gaziosmanpasa Hospital (Turkey) is coming to our country at the invitation of Medical Carrage, the company that helps patients solve their health problem, at home or abroad.
In recent years, several countries around the world - Brazil, Japan, India, America, Italy and Turkey - have begun to use a new surgical method to treat diabetes, with impressive results. It is called 'ileal interposition' and is a 'displacement' of the intestine that, in a much more powerful way than all drugs and insulin, removes the damage to the beta cells that underlie diabetes. The operation is laparoscopic and is performed through 6 small holes, without an incision in the abdomen. The results so far are more than promising, says Dr Demirel, who has successfully applied the method in Turkey. 85% of the patients are discharged from hospital completely insulin independent. In 10% of themmedication treatment is reduced and stopped within a few months. In 5% of those operatedon, insulin use is reduced and better blood glucose control is achieved.
This means that 95% of patients achieve remission and stop taking insulin. The revolutionary new method also successfully removes the co-morbidities of diabetes so that patients do not have to take cholesterol and high blood pressure medication as well, Dr Demirel points out. He has successfully applied the innovative surgery to hundreds of people around the world, including several patients from Bulgaria.
The surgery is suitable for patients with type 2 diabetes aged between 18 and 70 years who were diagnosed with the disease more than 2 years ago and who are unable to control their blood sugar levels well with standard treatment. It does not apply to people with type 1 diabetes and those who successfully control the disease with drug treatment. Unlike so-called metabolic surgery, which has been practiced for years, ileal interposition can also be used in patients with diabetes who are not overweight.
Now patients from Bulgaria who are interested in the new method have the opportunity to have a free consultation with Dr. Turul Demirel in Sofia. For this purpose, they need to make an appointment in advance and provide the medical documentation they have so far.
Cancer patients who need surgical removal of affected tissue can also benefit from free consultations. In the case of breast cancer, for example, the standard treatment involves surgery, and the most commonly used method is the so-called mastectomy, in which the breast tissue is completely removed. Modern medical practices, however, aim to protect healthy tissue as much as possible and preserve the breast in the earlier stages of the disease. Thus, the results are analogous to those of total mastectomy, and the benefits to patients' physical and mental well-being are incommensurable. Dr. Demirel applies sparing surgery whenever possible. He is also one of the leading surgeons in Turkey for laparoscopic colon resection in cancer patients. Patients requesting a consultation should submit epithelial and imaging studies.
For a free consultation with Dr. Turul Demirel on 21 and 22 October, you can make an appointment by calling Medical Carrage on 0895 770 869 or 0879 977 401.
Necessary tests for diabetic surgery consultation:
- HbA1C - Glycated haemoglobin
- Blood sugar - /fasting and after meals/
- Insulin - /fasting and after meals/
- C Peptide - fasting and after meals
- Anti - GAD
- IAA
- ICA
Before giving blood for the tests, which require you to be fasting, you should not have taken any medication the night before and the morning of.
Tests that are after a meal should be done one hour after the meal itself, and you should have taken in about 300 - 350 calories.
