Has anyone with diabetes insipidus been sleeved?

[Gabby73 11]

Hi, I have diabetes insipidus and getting sleeved on 2/15/13....wanted to know if anyone else has the same thing as me and was sleeved.

[desertmom 297]

How do you control it now?And what is the max you're allowed to drink per day?

[Gabby73 11]

That's the thing , I don't control it. I drink lots of Water and scared that after I have my surgery I won't be able to and end dehydrated

[desertmom 297]

Ok,but what meds are you on for it?

[desertmom 297]

See,if the dr says the meds and sleeve is compatible,it should be ok.

The meds help the kidneys to retain the Water and I think the big question is,how effective is your meds now and how quickly will you dehydrate now if you would cut back on your Water?

We all experience intense thirst often after the sleeve,I did anyway.Dry mouth need to drink a gallon, thirst!But you can only sip,sip,sip,sip,all the time in the beginning.The actual requirement for water is 64oz and more per day which is more than what most people drink anyway,so after you are healed you will be able to drink bigger sips and will just have to drink often,like most of us post sleeve.

Does this make sense?

[Gabby73 11]

I DON'T TAKE ANY MEDS TO CONTROL IT...BUT I WILL ASK MY DOCTOR TO SEE WHAT MEDS WOULD WORK FOR ME BEFORE AND AFTER BEING SLEEVED

DO YOU HAVE DIABETES INSIPIDUS?

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!

[docbree 199]

I don't have DI but I know a bit a about it. I think you are right to be concerned about dehydration after the surgery if you aren't on meds for it. When you have DI it's just like being on a diuretic all the time and you Fluid requirements are higher than for other people. I would speak to my endocrinologist (or internist) about ADH supplementation (anti-diuretic hormone because that's what your body is not making enough of. HTH and good luck.

[farrahh 1]

Hey, im pretty concerned too.. I have diabetes mellitus which is diabetes type 1 and im on an insulin pump ... Any advice?

[st2011 29]

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I have type 1 too. I'm scheduled for surgery on march 8 and am very scared about not being able to correct low blood sugar. There are two type 1 diabetics on here that I know of and one of them shared her experience a lil with me. Her A1c has gotten much better and she seems to have done well with the sleeve. My sugars are poorly controlled because of overeating and that's my goal with the sleeve...to stop that.

[farrahh 1]

Same as me. Im a mess when it comes down to control i dont have a lot to lose iv got 40-50 pounds but i want to do it for my diabetes for a better health. Keep me updated. Il do to best of luk