Diabetes

[apple-saucy 17]

Prior to surgery I was waking with fasting glucose levels of over 200...often over 300. I started insulin 1 month prior to surgery which brought my fasting glucose down to 100-130 depending on the day.

For surgery and for 24 hours after they had me on a Dextrose drip. My BS was 200 the morning after surgery they weaned down the dextrose. Day 2 after surgery my BS was in the 150's. I was advised to NOT take my insulin or Metformin unless my blood sugar remained over 150.

I am 3 months out from surgery. My Fasting blood sugar this morning was 67.

[Griselda 7]

I was on 2000 mg of metformin, Victoza, and Glyburide and still had fasting sugars of 140, with highs of 260 or so. I took myself off all of those when I did my pre-op (for me all liquids) diet while carefully monitoring my blood sugar, which was excellent during that time. After surgery I never went back to any of the diabetes meds and still check my blood sugars and they have been normal. I just got back my A1C results which are at 6% down from 8.5% a few months prior to surgery. My blood pressure is also down and I am off three blood pressure meds. I am thrilled with those results and the weight loss!

[Adri 40]

My last 6 glucose tests have averaged 100 or below. I haven't changed my eating this week and after some thought, I figure the improvement is because I have lost another 3 lbs, but also because I have begun doing aerobic exercise everyday. Not just the surgery and weight loss, but the whole lifestyle change that comes with it is what will help the glucose.

[LVikingFan 14]

What kind of results do diabetics have with this weight loss procedure? Did it make the diabetes better and if so how soon after the surgery?

This was my number 1 reason for doing this surgery. I am a type 2 diabetic and extremely insulin resistant. I was taking over 200 units of insulin plus metformin plus glyburide and still had sugars in the high 200s-300s. During my 10 day pre-op diet my sugars dropped into the 60s and my doctor took me off the metformin and cut my insulin to 20 units a day. Now post-op 10 days and only on the 20 units of insulin and the doctor says he will probably take me off that this week.