Does gastric bypass cause endocrine changes?

Does gastric bypass cause endocrine changes?

The endocrine changes in the gastric bypass are mostly diabetes, which is an endocrine problem, something with the pancreas and the cells that produce the insulin. When you do a gastric bypass you have interrupted some of those circuits that are going on in the body, and there's research going on for this now because no one knows exactly how that works, that improve the diabetic state. There are thyroid problems that incur, a lot of our patients have hypothyroidism and some of them, I don't know the percentage, get better and get off of their medication after the surgery. Those are the two major endocrine systems that are affected.