So, according to this study, it is believed that Diabetes reversal after bypass surgery is linked to changes in gut microorganisms and not directly due to weight loss. They believe this is due to bypass surgery improving glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity.

“Our research showed that duodenum-jejunum gastric bypass (DJB) surgery may be applied to cure diabetes of both genetic (mutation) and environmental (diet-induced) origin,” explained lead investigator Xiang Gao, PhD, of State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing Biomedical Research Institute and the Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Nanjing University.

This is pretty interesting. Both Sherry and I were Diabetic before losing our weight but now we both have normal blood sugar levels yet neither of us had gastric bypass surgery. We lost weight by doing a Whole30 followed by adopting a Paleo lifestyle.

I guess it is possible that by not eating processed sugar, grains, or anything with added sugars has changed our gut flora. Basically, we changed the diet of the microorganisms in our stomachs and evicted the bad ones while attracting the good ones in the same way changing the menu in a restaurant will change the clients who come to your establishment.

Regardless of how it happened, it did. I no longer have blood sugar problems, nor do I need to monitor or take medicine daily. This has been a huge improvement in my life, and my body is healthier for it.