Diabetes after banding?

Daisalana · September 17, 2007

Just a train of thought about the odds.

Diabetes is rampant in my mom's side of the family.

My mom's mom's mom.. was bed ridden and 600+lbs by the age of 30.

So, that was my biggest factor.. I never met her, she died by 35 of diabetes, but I saw her pictures.. and I heard the stories...and I knew I was gaining weight at a gross rate, and saw myself bedridden by 30.

So anyway.. my mom's mom (daughter of above person), has diabetes.. she had 'pre-diabetes' about 10 years ago, went on a diet, lost weight, everything was good, then she gained it back and about 2 years ago they said she is diabetic.. and now she's back to a perma-diet.

My uncle (her son), was told he was pre-diabetic about 6 months ago. He use to be a personal trainer, but let himself go and he's an alcoholic so the beer belly factor-- and so he's been dieting.

I was told about 4 or 5 years ago, I was 'pre-diabetic'. I really didn't know that was a term, or what it meant.. and I honestly still don't, except that I could get diabetes (duh!).

I've had a lot of bloodwork since then, and gained quite a bit of weight, but no one has ever told me I am diabetic.

I do have some things I associate with diabetes (sores on my body are my biggest problem)..

So, I've been losing weight with the band. Since no one has called me diabetic yet, is there a possibility, with me continuing to lose weight, I could still become diabetic? Or does losing weight get me out of the Water? ?

I was thinking, I'm in the safe house now, I've lost nearly 50lbs and I wasn't diabetic at 333lbs.. so maybe I won't ever be.