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CHAMPAIGN Type 2 diabetes used to weigh down Peggy Jenvey's life.

It drained her energy. Her blood pressure rose. Her weight was too high, but the medications she had to take made the extra pounds tough to lose, she said.

Eight years ago, the Thomasboro woman took a drastic step.

With her weight hitting more than 300 pounds at the high point and diets failing her, she underwent gastric bypass surgery, one of several surgical procedures done for weight loss.

The surgery helped her shed 120 pounds, and it improved her health almost immediately.

She was able to cut her use of blood-pressure medication in half in two weeks, and she was off all medications including insulin for her diabetes within a month, Jenvey said.

These days, all the 59-year-old Jenvey takes is vitamin supplements recommended for people who have had weight-loss surgery. Her weight remains in a healthy range and she's got a lot more energy, she said.

"They won't ever say you're cured of diabetes," Jenvey added. "But in eight years, my blood sugars have all been in the good, normal range."

Dr. Uretz Oliphant, a bariatric surgeon with Carle Physician Group, said it's not completely clear how gastric bypass surgery works to reverse Type 2 diabetes.

But the research continues, and he considers it a valid treatment option for diabetics who have tried and failed to lose weight through diet, he said.

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Many weight-loss surgery patients shed Type 2 diabetes along with their pounds

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