Type 2 diabetes remission in gynaecologic oncology patients completing an acute preoperative weight loss protocol: a case series
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to review type 2 diabetes (T2D) remission and glycaemic improvement in gynaecologic oncology patients with class 3 obesity undergoing preoperative weight loss. METHODS: -test were used as inferential statistics using SAS 9.4. RESULTS: = 0.18). CONCLUSIONS: Weight, BMI and A1C were significantly reduced by preoperative weight loss in gynaecologic oncology patients with T2D. There was a low rate of diabetes remission, with most patients having clinical characteristics predictive of a low likelihood of remission.
Authors
- Sophia Pin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2264-044X)
- Sarah Chapelsky
- Jenna B. Wowdzia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5742-8217)
- Jesse Batara
- Christa Aubrey
- Haley D. Frerichs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7267-7428)
Institutions
- Gynecologic Oncology Group (US)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Published
- 2026-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2026.2665632
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta