American Diabetes Association
Nonprofit organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy.
http://www.diabetes.org

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Professional organization of gastrointestinal and abdominal surgeons with a focus on minimal access and noninvasive technologies and techniques.
http://www.sages.org

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Medical specialty society dedicated to advancing the art and science of bariatric surgery.
http://www.asbs.org/

Guidelines pertaining to obesity and bariatric surgery

National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute

Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (1998)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm

American College of Physicians

Pharmacologic and surgical management of obesity in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians (2005)
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/7/525

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Guidelines for the clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery (2003)
http://www.sages.org/publication/id/30/

Guidelines pertaining to type 2 diabetes

American Diabetes Association

Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes (2008)
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/31/Supplement_1/S61

Standards of medical care in diabetes (2008)
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/31/Supplement_1/S12

Prevention or Delay of Type 2 Diabetes (2004)
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/suppl_1/s47

Physical Activity/Exercise and Diabetes (2004)
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/suppl_1/s58