BigShu

Just got banded on the 20th, and as my blood sugar has dipped into nice control, I find I'm actually getting cold for the first time in years...! I used to say the only good thing about diabetes was that you're never cold. Well now I am, but it's a good trade, if indeed lower blood sugar is the cause of being cold!

Actually got it to work finally...thanks for the help!

Had the procedure down at University of Illinois a week ago, and so far, so good. Also had a hiatal hernia done at the same time, so I guess I've got one more little smile line than most of you, but healing is going great. Went to work last Sunday morning two days after surgery, which probably wasn't a genius move, but I had lots of help and so I basically got lots of brownie points and had folks say, "What are you doing here? Go home!" I'm one of those weird people who actually kind of enjoyed the liquid diet, so that got me off to a fast start that I kind of hate to slow down. Big news is, diabetes meds including insulin- DONE. I'm cruising at 11o mg/dl doing nothing; amazing. I was one of those perpetually on the high end. Anyone else have experience with how to monitor and back off of meds as positive change happens? Also, I'm sure I'll find it eventually, but is there a shortcut to those cool graphs everyone has of their progress? I'm very visually motivated...! Thanks, BigShu (Phil)

Likewise- I stumbled in here while at home recovering from surgery, and the breadth of experience and information is really something. I have yet to come here with a question where there haven't been five or ten people who haven't been through the same thing.