bluehill

alisonb: I don't which list you copied for your Post #67, but it wasn't the current one. Plus my listing was dropped.

Hi, I'm new around here. I've been avidly reading all the threads I can, but nowhere have I found a thread for Type 2 diabetics. I was banded April 28, 2006. I have lost 30 lbs to date by scrupulously following my dietary guidelines, but I could use some help, so I'm looking forward to my first fill on June 5. Before surgery I was taking 2000 mg of Metformin and 30 mg Actos a day. Now, without meds, my fasting blood sugar has ranged from 99 to 143. I would like to see those numbers come down, under 120, and ideally under 100. Calling all Type 2 diabetics! Please report how you're doing without meds.

The Over 60 club is apparently on vacation. But I'll sign in anyway. Age 63, a mere babe. Or perhaps a future babe!

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height: 12pt;" type="#_x0000_t75" alt=""><v:imagedata o:href="http://www.lapbandtalk.com/images/smilies/silly.gif" src="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5COwner%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_i%20%20%20%20%20%20mage001.gif"></v:imagedata>></v:shape> <v:imagedata o:href="http://www.lapbandtalk.com/images/smilies/silly.gif" src="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5COwner%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_i%20%20%20%20%20%20mage001.gif"></v:imagedata>> 4-18: Danaclark2 - 270/260.5/249/150 - 21 total 4-18: LapBandit - 392/369/347/336 -56 total 4-20: Omamoon - 220/211.5/202/130 - 18 total 4-21: Yoda - 273/257/246/150 - 27 total<v:shape id="_x0000_i1043" style="width: 12pt; height: 12pt;" type="#_x0000_t75" alt=""> <v:imagedata o:href="http://www.lapbandtalk.com/images/smilies/silly.gif" src="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5COwner%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_i%20%20%20%20%20%20mage001.gif"></v:imagedata>></v:shape> <v:imagedata o:href="http://www.lapbandtalk.com/images/smilies/silly.gif" src="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5COwner%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_i%20%20%20%20%20%20mage001.gif"></v:imagedata>> 4-21: kristielynn - 310/302/281/150 - 29 total 4-24: Eficka - 125starting/117preop/111.1/69kg goal - total 13,9kgs/30.5 pounds<v:shape id="_x0000_i1045" style="width: 12pt; 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Wow, that's a very rigid (and costly) regimen! My doctor did not require any pre-op diet (Burritt Haag, Springfield, MA), and I didn't even hear about such a thing until I came to this forum. My requirements were two visits with a nutritionist and a psychologist, plus attendance at two lap-band support-group meetings. Coverage by my insuror, United Health Care, came quickly and without incident.

I was banded April 28 and have lost 30 lbs. My first fill is June 5, and I'm looking forward to some restriction, because I haven't yet experienced anything that the band has done. My entire weight loss is due, I think, to my scrupulous adherence to the dietary guidelines given me. I'm currently eating 700-800 calories a day, gradually moving up to 1000. I'm feeling very positive but would like some help in allaying hunger.

Oh dear. I have spent the past three days reading the posts in this thread in order to catch up and introduce myself. And now you've started a bunch of new threads that of course I can't find and have all gone away. I feel like I missed the wagon going West! I am a very late April bandster, Friday the 28th, so I am just ten days out on this journey. The procedure itself went very well, but in the ensuing days I had a lot of nausea, so I stopped taking the pain meds and just suffered along with more pain than I had anticipated. I'm just now getting some energy and ventured out for the first time last evening. As for eating, I am still totally dependent on Smart Forme protein drinks and soups. Four of these packets a day has been allaying hunger, and gives me 60 g of protein. I'm almost afraid to transition to real food, and in fact I think I'll not rush it because this is working so well for me. It's been very helpful to read everyone's experiences in the first month, and I'm sorry I didn't find this site until you had all scattered elsewhere.