Question for Diabetics

[kells0802 0]

I had my lap band 2 weeks ago Friday and my blood glucose numbers have gone up since my surgery in the high 200's. At first I thought it could be from the stress of the surgery the first week but shouldn't they be coming down by now I mean I haven't had any sugar or very little in 2 weeks and is there anyone out there whose numbers didn't come down and they had to stay on insulin???

[Trapper 0]

I'm a type 2 diabetic and I can tell you my numbers were high pre-surgery(around 170) and even almost 3 weeks post as well. Now, I can tell you that my numbers have dropped dramatically(this morning it was 80). The thing is that I have had NO sugar of any kind and have been eating relatively healthier than I did before. I'm still on my meds, but as long as the weight stays down(I'm 20# down since my surgery just over 3 weeks ago), I should be cutting back on them soon.

[ElfiePoo 109]

My sugar levels were never under control because I never ate consistently enough for my Insulin to work effectively.

On the day of surgery, my sugar level was 294. Now 2 months post op, as a direct result of eating less (and thus less carbs as well), my morning level is 145 and it drops to about 92 at my lowest during the day. I was taking 50 units of Insulin in the morning, but am now down to 30.

At some point I expect I'll be able to discontinue the insulin completely and keep my sugar levels under 100.

It takes time.

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