I was told that if a person has diabetes and gets banded, that it would help and they could come off their meds. I was taken off the meds the day before I had my surgery (01/19/12) because the pills are too big to swallow, but now it seems like my glucose levels are staying too high. I'm not eating bad, no sugar & low carbs. Can anyone that has diabetes tell me if they were able to stay off the meds? If not, what are you taking?