Still taking insulin???

[Shelby345 0]

Hi,

I was banded on 7/7. I was, and in a way still am insulin dependent with my diabetes. Prior to surgery I was taking about 40-50 units of humolog daily and 15 units of lantus at night. Since surgery I have not taken the lantus and am taking about 5 units of humolog with meals. Being diabetic was my #1 reason for doing the surgery. I also have sleep apnea and sleep with a c-pap machine because my snoring was REAL loud. I dream and goal... is to be off insulin and be able to sleep without looking like darth vader. I can't wait for the time to be able to go to bed with my 3 year old daughter and sleep with her without having to worry about the cold air coming out of the machine right on her face. I hear for some with diabetes....after the lap band surgery they no longer have diabetes. Any stories to share with me.

Thanks guys.

[asimmons 1]

You will still have diabetes but it will go into remission as you lose weight. I had my band on 6/10 and have not had to use my lantus or byetta since then. My blood sugar is staying stable without them. But I had lost over 70 lbs prior to the surgery and have taken off another 15 since then. My endocrinologist stresses to me that once you are a diabetic you are always a diabetic. As for the cpap, I am on a bipap but I need to go for a sleep study to lower the pressures. It is one step at a time and sometimes they really seem like baby steps. Congratulations and hang in there.

Anne

[Shelby345 0]

You will still have diabetes but it will go into remission as you lose weight. I had my band on 6/10 and have not had to use my lantus or byetta since then. My blood sugar is staying stable without them. But I had lost over 70 lbs prior to the surgery and have taken off another 15 since then. My endocrinologist stresses to me that once you are a diabetic you are always a diabetic. As for the cpap, I am on a bipap but I need to go for a sleep study to lower the pressures. It is one step at a time and sometimes they really seem like baby steps. Congratulations and hang in there.

Anne

Congrats on your achievements.

Do you feel much better?

[jazie 0]

I am with you on that. My dr.told me that I WOULD HAVE MORE chance of getting off the insulin and Byetta with the Bypass, but I didn't want to go that far. I was banded on 7/1/08, I am off the Byetta already which was what I really wanted. Those side effects were just too much. I have an appointment with a diabetes dr in Oct so my goal will be to be off by then.

[Cadets71 1]

I was banded on June 5th 2008. Since then, my Humalog insulin is reduced from 20u at each meal to 4-5; my Lantus is down from 70u to 10u. My doctor actually wanted to take me off insulin altogether but I wanted to wait until I had been on regular food for a while.

My sleep apnea has disappeared (no more CPAP). I had a hiatal hernia repair and I think that helped a lot with the apnea.

I feel wonderful. Swelling in feet and legs is gone. Back pain is gone. Hip pain is gone. I am so grateful for the lap band!

[asimmons 1]

"Better" is an understatement! I have energy and my sense of humor is back. Some people do not recognize me when they see me on the street. I still have a long way to go but when I get discouraged I just look at how far I have come. I used to have to take 14 pills a day and 3 shots - I am down to 6 pills and no shots. and I am hoping in the next couple of weeks that it will only be 2 pills a day.

Anne