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Hello!

Did anyone completely stop taking their medication on the pre-op diet? For diabetics-- how was your bgls on the diet?

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I was on insulin 2 different kinds and I did not stop taking meds just GREATLY reduced the amount that I took. SN- do you know how to delete this account?

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I was a controlled diabetic for 4 years prior to surgery, and had dropped almost 40 lbs before surgery, so we (endo, surgeon and me) decided to take me totally off my injection 3 days before and stop by metformin the night before. I have never took either since, and rarely go out of 70-120 range (I dip low a bit, however).

The doctor said part of it was my bone/muscle density, and that my weight was centered in my abdomen, and I had lost alot ot the "center line". I had fought to keep my a1c below 6.2 and it was usually in the 5's, so all of this contributed, I think.

I am in complete remission, per my doctor's explination, because I am not just under control on a real low carb diet - I can eat a regular amount of carbs and be ok (ugh - but really don't like the way the carbs makes my tummy feel).

If you do not have an actual endocrinologist (sp?) you may want to gather your records and see a good one.

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I was on insulin 2 different kinds and I did not stop taking meds just GREATLY reduced the amount that I took. SN- do you know how to delete this account?

Not sure how to delete it. But you want to leave us!!!!? Waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh :( !!!!

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Not sure how to delete it. But you want to leave us!!!!? Waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh :( !!!!

Yes! Only because I have a Ex friend that uses this as a dating site and has left her husband of 8 years and 3 kids to be with a guy from here that lives in another state. and is spreading lies all over the internet about her husband and Her husband and my husband are good friends and my husband thinks I may do the same thing..Which I wil never do I am happily married and plan to stay that way! I just don't want any guys to even write a post or anything to me b/c I don't want to be accused of "talking" to guys or anything like that...

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Yes! Only because I have a Ex friend that uses this as a dating site and has left her husband of 8 years and 3 kids to be with a guy from here that lives in another state. and is spreading lies all over the internet about her husband and Her husband and my husband are good friends and my husband thinks I may do the same thing..Which I wil never do I am happily married and plan to stay that way! I just don't want any guys to even write a post or anything to me b/c I don't want to be accused of "talking" to guys or anything like that...

WOWWWWWWWWWW!!!! That is scandalous!!! That would make good reality tv. Hehehe.

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