Much less invasive than sleeve or stomach stapling, but not something that appeals to me. I'm not in favour of rapid weight loss. Been there, done that, got several T shirts in varying sizes, and not interested in repeating it. Too hard on the body, and 20 yrs later I'm still paying for it.
"Now a 24-month study run by Southampton General Hospital and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust will compare the Endobarrier against standard treatment on 160 obese people with type 2 diabetes."
Many things are better than the standard treatment handed out to T2's. Perhaps some of them should be given a try.
One example of what I mean is the advice handed out by dietitians to eat starchy carbs with every meal and I am thinking of framing the diet sheets that the surgery gave me.