High A1c

[deitress1 4]

What was your A1c before surgery?

[Cindy Martin 77]

9.0.....now 5.3

[deitress1 4]

Thanks Cindy, I'm having my surgery on 10/22/13 and my A1c was 11 like one month ago so I'm just concerned that they may not do the surgery.

[meli0304 5]

Mine was 11, they sent me to an endocrinologist who started me on insulin, but wants me to go thru with the surgery. Hoping with weight loss it will come down. The concern is with healing, so praying no issues! Good luck.

[deitress1 4]

When is your surgery?

[deitress1 4]

I start my 2 week liquid diet tomorrow , so I'm hoping it will come down before surgery . I'm also on 2 meds now.

[meli0304 5]

When is your surgery?

My surgery is 10/16, I start my pre-op diet Wednesday. I'm also on 2 other meds for my sugar, hopefully it will improve with losing some of this weight. My last weight check was 253.

[Peggy D 124]

My Hgb A1c was 7.5 a year ago & 7.3 in May, one month into the 3-month supervised high Protein, low carb diet. Three months later, the day after surgery, my Hgb A1c was 5.9! I'm going to get it checked next week with my annual birthday-month checkup. I'm hoping that it will be even lower.

I stopped taking Metformin 10 days before surgery & haven't restarted it. And I am taking a lot less insulin now.

Healing has never been an issue with me. Quite the opposite actually. I scar very easily. I just had to have a scar-release surgery on my right hand 11 days ago due to heavy scarring after a trigger finger release nearly three years ago. At least I've found a hand surgeon who believes me & lets me have the stitches out in a week rather than two weeks or more as is the norm with diabetics. Even a week was a bit much this time.

[deitress1 4]

I wish you a successful surgery, and a speedy recovery!