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Pre lapband my blood pressure was 210/103 and my fasting blood sugar was 138. Since getting the lapband Nov 7 2012 I have lost 79 pounds, and have lowered my blood pressure to 135/70 and my fasting blood sugar is 90! Yay!

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I took blood pressure meds for years, My highest dosage was 40 ml a day. After surgery, took 2.5 ml and now, I take nothing. My pressure at the last appointment was 127/75. Karen

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Have been diabetic for years.. now I no longer take any medication for diabetes, blood pressure is down to normal and my cholesterol medication has been reduced to 1/2 ...

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Me too. My blood pressure before surgery was high enough to require meds. At my last visit- They re-took it because the nurse thought she wrote it down wrong-it was 110/57! Also, pre- surgery my A1C was 6.4, last check was 5. I was THRILLED to get off metformin. The side effects were awful..

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Pre-band, I was on a low dose of blood pressure meds, my cholesterol was elevated, and I was pre-diabetic. Happy to say, I'm off the blood pressure meds, and my sugar and cholesterol are now in the normal range.

Side note: If it weren't for the blood pressure meds, I don't know that insurance would have approved my surgery. For that, I'm glad that I was on them, and even happier to be OFF them :P

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My BP was doing some wicked things before the band...it had gone up as high as 170/92 or something like that. I'm already back to 120/80. Not only that, but I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes in February with a fasting A1C of 150, I am now off the meds and am usually around 95 - 105!

Ain't the band grand?!?

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Me too. My blood pressure before surgery was high enough to require meds. At my last visit- They re-took it because the nurse thought she wrote it down wrong-it was 110/57! Also, pre- surgery my A1C was 6.4, last check was 5. I was THRILLED to get off metformin. The side effects were awful..

That's awesome! I am off of metformin, too. I quoted my A1C wrong...I don't know what that was, but I know my fasting blood sugar was 150. I'm now 95-105 when I check it!

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Hi! I didn't have diabetes, though I was very close. After being banded, lower cholesterol, and lower blood pressure. In fact, mine is awesome! 98/59 !!! Yeah, I'm lovin it!

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Me too!

I don't remember what my AC1 was but it was really high. They told me if I didn't do something it was a matter time before I'm full blown diabetic. Now, it's 95.

My blood pressure hovered around 140/100 and they were about to put me on medication for that, too. Now, my blood pressure is about 100/70.

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COMGRATULATIONS to you all! I thought this would be good infoation for anyone still thinking about getting the lapband and wanted some "evidence based" results !!

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Me too!!!!!

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I'm off diabetes medicine and my blood pressure is normal 57 lbs down since Dec.

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Same here. Off some meds and others lowered. And that was my PCP's suggestion to lower without me asking.

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Pre band, I was on two blood pressure meds and two diabetes meds. Now off of all those meds. My BP runs around 100/50 and my last Hb A1C was 5.6; pre band it was 8.9.

I was banded two years ago and have lost 122lbs!

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