How is your diabetes post surgery?

[Deedle Dee 0]

Hi, Gang! I was wondering how your diabetes has been affected since surgery. I was sleeved on Dec. 9th and had higher blood sugar, but now am back to my regular levels. If your blood sugars have gotten lower, when did it happen? I sure appreciate any input you can give!

[Sharrinslife 2]

Hi Deedle Dee, I was sleeved 11/30. Right after surgery my sugar went a little crazy. Now 4 weeks later my blood sugar are testing normal with no meds. Hope that helps....

[Rootman 1,101]

I was not diabetic but fairly hypoglycemic. I'd come home after work starving and then pig out on carbs - chips or cake or something. I took a chromium supplement that helped but my sugar would be in the 40's or 50's some days.

Every time I've checked it since then it's been from 90 to 120 - just about perfect.

[klus263 9]

I was taking metformin 1000 mg twice daily. My sugar would still spike in the 200 during the day. Once I started on the liquid presurgery diet-which was so low carb. I was able to discontinue my medication. I did get one insulin shot in the hospital due to the iv solutions. Since then my sugars have been in the normal ranges and I have not had to take any medications. I will confirm with my PCP in a few months when we repeat labs but I am would say my diabetis is in complete remission and most likely I will never have to take any meds ever again.

[2muchfluff 1]

I was not "officially" diabetic, but I did have fasting blood sugars over 100 pre op. Post op fasting blood sugars have been in the 80s for the first time in a while.

[lizajane2000 1]

I was on Lantus, Actos and Glucophage preop. The day after surgery until present I have been med free with normal blood sugars. I go back to the doctor for an hemoglobin A1C in two weeks I will see then how my sugar has been really doing without meds. Sleeve is the best thing I ever did.

[albertogunz 1]

I am thirteen days post-op. Sleeved Dec. 20th, off Lantus-type 2 diabetes completely gone. my blood sugars have been normal since Dec. 13th-(one week pre-op on liquid diet).

hope this helps, the sleeve works miracles with diabetes.