Diabetes

[ccaramel27 56]

How long after getting the sleeve did you go off diabetes meds? Did you have to lose a large amount of weight first?

[Laura120 7]

I stopped all my meds immediately but checked my levels and never went over 140. Not a great number but doc says that number wouldn't require meds though just diet and exercise. So since we are on the way to lose weight or numbers should go down. I had a blood test 3 woods after surgery and my levels were good. No more meds for me! Good luck

[DestinClair1983 72]

My diabetic meds were also stopped immediately after surgery. I actually had some episodes of hypoglycemia in the hospital! Since surgery, every time I check my sugar, it's never over 120.

[ccaramel27 56]

Congrats to u both! My sugars have been up and down. I know it's only been 3 days since the sleeve but I hope I can come off of meds entirely. At the hospital I hard a couple of readings in the 200s.

[cmpete 5]

My diabetes was pretty controlled prior to surgery so I got to leave the hospital without my meds. I had to monitor my sugar 4x a day for about 2 weeks to make sure everything was fine. Now I check my blood sugar every morning and it is never over 75.

[JeanZ_RN 378]

I was on oral meds and insulin. On doctor's orders I stopped the oral meds the day of surgery, and decreased my insulin dose markedly at that point also. I kept checking my blood sugars several times a day, and the last time I took any insulin was 6 weeks after surgery. Now I check my fasting blood sugar a few times a week, and it has been 110-135. That's not perfect, but at that level I don't need meds so I'll take it!

Best wishes!

[penman53 493]

I was a type 2 insulin requiring diabetic on an insulin pump pumping U-500 insulin. After surgery I remained on my pump for a few days but started having lows. My Endo told me to stop the pump and disconnect. After doing so my blood sugar was in the 130 to 150 range. He had me start Lantis two shots 15 units twice a day. I still had lows after my dinner meal so I stopped the afternoon dose. Now my blood sugar is in the 90's most of the time unless I do something stupid. If I eat a high carb meal like I did once (crawfish enchiladas) they bumped my blood sugar to 175 for several days. I finally got my blood sugar under control and I just have to be careful about what I eat. I don't know if I will ever get off insulin but one shot a day is much better than the expense of pumping insulin all day long. Good luck on your journey.

[Nell65 44]

My first BS in post op was 299! My body HATES injury or illness. So I was on 9 units. I am a type 2 with insulin also. I was on a cocktail of meds-glipazide, metformin, Lantus, Novalog and Victoza. At my highest-I was on a combo of about 60 units. Right now-only a sliding scale on the insulin. Today I needed 3 units around what would have been lunch time. Not sure if it adding my levoxyl or my lisnopril for the first time in today that bumped me up-they may have a starch filler with them. I've been running 127-159 since Wed. Today it was 179. Could have been the meds, that I added Crystal Light or more active. Who knows. That's why I did this surgery-no matter what I did-the numbers were all over the place.

Good luck-over time I am sure the numbers will start to go into the normal range.

[ccaramel27 56]

I've been checking my sugars all day! I'm so happy they haven't gone above 127 today and I haven't taken any meds!!!!! I have to call all the docs tomorrow to make appts but so far this is a good sign. I've been diabetic for 9 years and got to a point I was taking 2000'mgs of meteor in daily plus humbling and humalog. I'm only 32 and couldn't imagine my life forever like this. I hope to get rid of all of it. I even had some numbness and tingling in my hands and feet due to my weight and sugar. I want to have children and be healthy which further made me choose this surgery. You are all encouraging me with your stories I thank you for that.

[ccaramel27 56]

I've been checking my sugars all day! I'm so happy they haven't gone above 127 today and I haven't taken any meds!!!!! I have to call all the docs tomorrow to make appts but so far this is a good sign. I've been diabetic for 9 years and got to a point I was taking 2000'mgs of meteor in daily plus humbling and humalog. I'm only 32 and couldn't imagine my life forever like this. I hope to get rid of all of it. I even had some numbness and tingling in my hands and feet due to my weight and sugar. I want to have children and be healthy which further made me choose this surgery. You are all encouraging me with your stories I thank you for that.

Sorry meant metformin lol damn spell check!

[tish23 1]

I've been checking my sugars all day! I'm so happy they haven't gone above 127 today and I haven't taken any meds!!!!! I have to call all the docs tomorrow to make appts but so far this is a good sign. I've been diabetic for 9 years and got to a point I was taking 2000'mgs of meteor in daily plus humbling and humalog. I'm only 32 and couldn't imagine my life forever like this. I hope to get rid of all of it. I even had some numbness and tingling in my hands and feet due to my weight and sugar. I want to have children and be healthy which further made me choose this surgery. You are all encouraging me with your stories I thank you for that.

I was sleeved in June 2013 if I remember correctly I only took liquid metformin for couple of days with the liquid diet etc sugars should start to regulate to normal, at least for me It did. I went from 170/180 sugars to now 81 no diabetic meds at all now and down 100 lbs.... same as you I did this to have a healthy lifestyle and hope to conceive. So glad my dr recommended it have so much more energy than I've ever had before.... Good luck

[ccaramel27 56]

I was sleeved in June 2013 if I remember correctly I only took liquid metformin for couple of days with the liquid diet etc sugars should start to regulate to normal, at least for me It did. I went from 170/180 sugars to now 81 no diabetic meds at all now and down 100 lbs.... same as you I did this to have a healthy lifestyle and hope to conceive. So glad my dr recommended it have so much more energy than I've ever had before.... Good luck

That's so wonderful! I'm looking forward to that!