Patient: President of Nauru, Mr SprentDabwido

Country: Nauru

Condition: Type 2 Diabetes

Treatment: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Doctor: Dr Randeep Wadhawan │ Director of GI Surgery, Bariatric Surgery & Minimally Access Surgery

Hospital: Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi NCR

The President of Nauru, Mr SprentDabwido approached Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi with a unique case. He had type 2 diabetes at the age of 40for the last seven years. He also had Class 2 obesity with a 37 per cent Body Mass Index. He approached the hospital with these complaints and wanted a solution to treat his diabetes completely.

After studying Mr Sprent’s case at the hospital, doctors advised him a Metabolic Surgery. Then the doctor had to tailor a special procedure for getting rid of his diabetic condition.

Apart from this, he also had focal retinal detachment a condition in which both eyes start bleeding randomly.

On further diagnosis, before the surgery, it was diagnosed that he had developed some diabetic complications including diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy and slight kidney problems as well.

After discussing the case with multiple specialists, it was decided that a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass will be performed on him. Before the surgery, his sugar levels were 364 almost uncontrollable, which were monitored for two days before the surgery.

He was able to reduce 5 kg after the surgery, and his blood sugar had also controlled because of the procedure. Nauru’s President is very appreciative of Indian medical professionals and looks forward to going back to his country.