Diabetes and the bypass

[GossipGirlxoxo 10]

I am trying to decide between the Sleeve and bypass for my Diabetes I was diagnosed 11/15/13 im 22 turning 23 in November .... only on metformin 1000mg 2x a day ..... theres a lot of horror stories on both the sleeve and bypass bt there are great success stories I guess I want to hear other peoples stories - my husband and I want kids in the future and I want to feel normal again.....- thanks for reading and replying back!

[pinkie1 36]

I've read a lot of post's were people's diabetes has gone after surgery, unfortunately for me it hasn't despite eating very little, the only thing is it is now manageable and stays under 10mml/l.

I have had diabetes for over 18 years though, I have gone from needing 5 insulin injections a day to none and tablets too, to just the metformin 3 times a day.

so that is a success to me, but I am disappointed that mine didn't go away like others on here.

I forgot to add that I had the bypass.

Edited June 15, 2015 by pinkie1

[da50bear 83]

I had type 2 diabetes, high blood and high cholesterol. I was taking 3 meds for the diabetes and one each for the hypertension and cholesterol. I had gastric bypass on jan 19, 2015..i left the hospital the following day..i no longer take rx meds for any of these medical issues..i am no longer considered a diabetic

[GossipGirlxoxo 10]

How do you feel? Any problems ?

[SkinnyDown 409]

I was taking two oral meds Glucophage and Glipizide and two insulins Lantus and Humalog daily, before surgery.

One week after surgery all diabetes meds and insulins were stopped. Almost a month out and my blood sugars are doing great, so far.

You can "reverse" your diabetes. I've done it before, by losing about 100 lbs, but when I gained the weight back, I also gained the diabetes back. So I'm not sure it's a true permanent reversal, because I know for a fact it can come back when you gain. Maybe it's called a remission?