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Weight loss surgery can control diabetes
By Brandie Umar - Executive Director of Content | August 18th, 2010
According to new research, over 80% of patients who undergo bariatric surgery procedures are able to significantly reduce their diabetes controlling medication, with 60% of patients able to stop medication completely within 6 months. Type 2 diabetes, linked almost exclusively to obesity, is becoming a significant health problem with an estimated 20 million patients in the US alone suffering from adult-onset diabetes.
The study, conducted by John Hopkins University School of Medicine, also scrutinised the cost benefits of weight loss surgery in relation to the reduction of obesity related health problems. According to the results, supported by various previous research, patients require a significantly lesser degree of healthcare support post-bariatric surgery procedures, reducing overall medical costs.
>Gastric bypass roux-en y is believed to have the most significant impact on reducing diabetes and bariatric surgeons are increasingly recommending the weight loss surgery procedure as a preventative treatment to type 2, obesity related diabetes. As the advice from doctors leans more towards weight loss surgery as an obesity solution for adolescents and adults alike, more health insurance companies are providing cover for bariatric surgery and patients whose surgery is not covered by insurance are travelling abroad to reduce the cost of surgery and prevent waiting for weight loss surgery. Research like the above by John Hopkins can have a significant impact on the future of weight loss surgery availability and the insurance coverage available for obese patients.
If you are considering weight loss surgery and need more information regarding costs, contact a bariatric surgery clinic for an individual consultation.
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