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First of all I am super new.

My bypass is scheduled for 06.09 and I'm currently on my two week preop diet. I'm also 24 year old type 1 diabetic. Bypass won't cure me but it will help resistance to the insulin I do give myself.

So my question is if there are any other type 1s who can tell me how they got on post op managing blood sugar, etc? I'm on an insulin pump & I'm already battling some lows with the preop diet which has me eating very few carbs. Any advice or tips are welcome from type 1 or even 2 diabetics really.

This is my main worry going forward. All the doctors & nurses can really tell me is that I will just need to scale back my daily insulin big time after surgery. That doesn't make me feel very prepared.

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Can you talk to a nutritionist that also specializes in diabetes? The nutritionist for my program has special training for working with diabetics. Someone like that may be able to help you work out an eating plan to help you minimize the highs and lows.

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I had Type 2 diabetes prior to surgery and was on two types of medication for it. But after RNY gastric bypass surgery 3 years ago it went into remission and stayed there. But Type 1 diabetes is a different beast.

I know that some individuals that undergo surgery develop a type of low blood sugar called "reactive hypoglycemia". I am no doctor but it seems that the same approach that these individuals follow with this condition may be applicable to your condition. Here is one link but if you get on the computer, I believe you can find more. http://pamtremble.blogspot.com/2010/10/reactive-hypoglycemia-after-bariatric.html

So your nutritionist/surgeon staff are probably the best to answer this. It is definitely a discussion point.

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My husband is type 1 and is having surgery at the beginning of 2017. He has a Medtronic insulin pump that has the ability to use a sensor to alert him of low blood sugar. Would that be an option for you?

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