Most of people are suffering with type 2 diabetes around the world. Good news for all of them – people who had undergone bariatric surgery no longer required to take drug treatment for two years, which cuts their health care costs.

Martin A. Makary, MD, of Johns Hopkins said in a statement that nearly 2,200 adults having type 2 diabetes who had undergone bariatric surgery had found that –it costs nearly $30,000 for the operation and hospitalization, which in turns saves money in longrun.

After the operation, health care costs increases in the first year by 9.7%, in the second year healthcare costs falls by 34%,it had shown a decrease of 70.5% by the third year.

Makary and co-authors reported, “Health insurers, private and public, should pay for bariatric surgery for appropriate candidates, recognizing a potential annualized cost savings in addition to the benefit to health.”

However, the results of Bariatric surgery are quite amazing with weight loss over long run; more improved life style had increased the rate of persons undergoing this operation.

From Jan 2002 to Dec 2005 number of people who had undergone bariatric surgery was 2,235 people.

Before Surgery, nearly 1,918 of 2,235 patients are taking daily diabetes medication. After six months 1,669 patients does not require any medication. Thus it is a effective method for controlling diabetics but somewhat costly.