Praying The Sleeve Helps With Diabetes...

[scaredoftheunknown 95]

I HAD type II diabetes as well. : ) When I was in the hospital they pumped me and everyone else full of fluids with glucose in them. My diabetes sky rocketed and I had horrible headaches. For some reason they weren't monitoring my diabetes well. i had to insist that they check it and then they started giving me insulin shots in the hospital. I had never had insulin shots before then. i was just taking metformin. Since then I'm completely off all meds. Blood work is 100% normal including some elevated liver counts that were in existence pre-surgery. This IS a journey... especially the first month but everything is good now. If I look back one thing that would have been helpful is to have the nurses more in tune with the fact that my blood sugar needed to be monitored more closely.

Thanks for sharing your experience. It's a good thing to have them monitor the diabetes. I know that when I had another surgery I was so nervous that my blood sugar raised that they gave me insulin right before the surgery but it never occurred to have them check it after the surgery. Thanks again for such great advise.

I am so glad that you are doing well. I'm hoping for the same.

[motochic 45]

I'm type 2 deibetic had sleeve 5 months ago. I was given insulin in hospital after vsg for 2 days I haven't been on meds since. My a1c is 5.4 at last visit. If I eat bad carbs my sugar goes up. If I stick to protien n veggies. Sugar is around 100. Last I checked my fasting bs was 66 Get protien powder that's 3 or less carbs. And your sugar stays lower. I lost most the wt the first month. I'm 7 lb. From dr. Goal wt. I'm loosing 1 lb a week now

[scaredoftheunknown 95]

I'm type 2 deibetic had sleeve 5 months ago. I was given insulin in hospital after vsg for 2 days I haven't been on meds since. My a1c is 5.4 at last visit. If I eat bad carbs my sugar goes up. If I stick to protien n veggies. Sugar is around 100. Last I checked my fasting bs was 66 Get protien powder that's 3 or less carbs. And your sugar stays lower. I lost most the wt the first month. I'm 7 lb. From dr. Goal wt. I'm loosing 1 lb a week now

I am so glad that the procedure worked for you.

Do you recommend any Protein powder with less than 3 or less in carbs? I am so new at this that I don't even know where to start.

Thanks,

Gloria

[motochic 45]

I started using cytosport 100% whey protien powder, from costco 6lb bag 3g carbs a scoop 27g protien , at vitain shop nectar protien powder has 0 carbs nectar is more expensive tastes good 23 g protien scoop

[scaredoftheunknown 95]

I started using cytosport 100% whey protien powder, from costco 6lb bag 3g carbs a scoop 27g protien , at vitain shop nectar protien powder has 0 carbs nectar is more expensive tastes good 23 g protien scoop

Thank you. I will be heading out to Costco tomorrow I will be looking for it.

Thanks for your quick response.

[motochic 45]

Fyi becareful with chewable vitamins, i had gotten Gummy multi vit and gummy calcum, they were like candy yummy, but my blood sugar was always higher, so i gave then to my daughter and now use swollow Vitamins, flinstons make me want to vomit so i just swollow lol, hope thishelps

[scaredoftheunknown 95]

Fyi becareful with chewable Vitamins, i had gotten Gummy multi vit and gummy calcum, they were like candy yummy, but my blood sugar was always higher, so i gave then to my daughter and now use swollow Vitamins, flinstons make me want to vomit so i just swollow lol, hope thishelps

You see these are the little things that make a big difference and I wouldn't have ever thought of that. Yes this helps very much!! Thank you.

[missjenny 43]

I'am a type 1diabetic so I will always have my diabetes. I had my surgery April 30th and since my insulin levels have gone down about 85% and my A1C has gone from 8 to 7.I think you will do great and come off all your diabetic meds soon after your surgery. Good Luck!!

[Audrey523 55]

I'am a type 1diabetic so I will always have my diabetes. I had my surgery April 30th and since my insulin levels have gone down about 85% and my A1C has gone from 8 to 7.I think you will do great and come off all your diabetic meds soon after your surgery. Good Luck!!

Hi missjenny. I too am type 1. Having surgery on August 20. Are you on a pump? How did the hospital handle your diabetes. Where you able to self monitor? Sorry about all the questions. I was told to take off the pump before I leave for the hospital in the morning. So scared about that

Nervous about adjusting my basals during liquid diet ( only 24 hours) and during the post op period. I know, monitor, monitor monitor. But ivealready have had more lows then normal just reducing my carbs. And when I drop, I raid the fridge before I come back to my senses.

Well, that's it for now. Tanks for listening.

[scaredoftheunknown 95]

I think it's great to be able to use less medication even if you are a type 1 diabetic.

[missjenny 43]

Hi missjenny. I too am type 1. Having surgery on August 20. Are you on a pump? How did the hospital handle your diabetes. Where you able to self monitor? Sorry about all the questions. I was told to take off the pump before I leave for the hospital in the morning. So scared about that

Nervous about adjusting my basals during liquid diet ( only 24 hours) and during the post op period. I know, monitor, monitor monitor. But ivealready have had more lows then normal just reducing my carbs. And when I drop, I raid the fridge before I come back to my senses.

Well, that's it for now. Tanks for listening.

Yes, Audrey, I am on a pump and have been for about a dozen years, and am a brittle diabetic. My doctors and I agreed that the best way to handle my pump and diabetes was to keep me connected the entire time, including during surgery, at a very thought out reduced rate. I did have my blood tester with while in the hospital (just as a backup and have a comfort zone of being able to monitor if I didn't get the testing I felt I needed). My Doctor and hospital were excellent, they tested me as frequently as needed, and we worked closely together on how to handle the changes I was experiencing.

I did pre-op for one month prior to surgery, and had to begin making adjustments to my basals almost immediately. I always test at least 6 times daily, but since pre-op and surgery, I run from 9 to 12 times a day, depending on what is going on. The first couple weeks I woke up to test every couple hours in the night to assure I didn't go too low. I review my test results daily, and in the beginning was dropping my basals on almost a daily basis. It is unbelievable the decrease in insulin I have experienced. I am three months out, and continue to make adjustments, even to my ISF and IC Ratio. Amazing how everything changes.

This was my experience and it is working for me. It has been a long road, but worth it. Monitor, monitor, monitor, is definitley the thing to do. One thing to keep in mind also, is after surgery, you will not be able to go raid the fridge to recoup from a low. I am not even able to take the glocose gel cause it doesn't go down. I have glucogon kits to use (haven't had to use them), and thankfully I have been able to catch my lows and adjust my pump and injest a few carbs to bring them back up. (That is one thing I have found since surgery - not only am I more sensitive to the insulin, but more sensitive to the tiniest amount of carbs as well).

Best of luck wtih your journey, and any time you have any questions, I would be happy to tell you my experience.

[Audrey523 55]

Yes' date=' Audrey, I am on a pump and have been for about a dozen years, and am a brittle diabetic. My doctors and I agreed that the best way to handle my pump and diabetes was to keep me connected the entire time, including during surgery, at a very thought out reduced rate. I did have my blood tester with while in the hospital (just as a backup and have a comfort zone of being able to monitor if I didn't get the testing I felt I needed). My Doctor and hospital were excellent, they tested me as frequently as needed, and we worked closely together on how to handle the changes I was experiencing.

I did pre-op for one month prior to surgery, and had to begin making adjustments to my basals almost immediately. I always test at least 6 times daily, but since pre-op and surgery, I run from 9 to 12 times a day, depending on what is going on. The first couple weeks I woke up to test every couple hours in the night to assure I didn't go too low. I review my test results daily, and in the beginning was dropping my basals on almost a daily basis. It is unbelievable the decrease in insulin I have experienced. I am three months out, and continue to make adjustments, even to my ISF and IC Ratio. Amazing how everything changes.

This was my experience and it is working for me. It has been a long road, but worth it. Monitor, monitor, monitor, is definitley the thing to do. One thing to keep in mind also, is after surgery, you will not be able to go raid the fridge to recoup from a low. I am not even able to take the glocose gel cause it doesn't go down. I have glucogon kits to use (haven't had to use them), and thankfully I have been able to catch my lows and adjust my pump and injest a few carbs to bring them back up. (That is one thing I have found since surgery - not only am I more sensitive to the insulin, but more sensitive to the tiniest amount of carbs as well).

Best of luck wtih your journey, and any time you have any questions, I would be happy to tell you my experience.[/quote']

Thanks. You have given me hope and much to think about.