Diabetes

I am interested in hearing some stories about diabetics who have had WLS; especially how the first weeks went post-op.

I am a diabetic who is 6 days out. Sugars are 100 -110 and the doctor took me off my Metformin when I left the hospital. Have had a lot of diarreha which the doc attributed to my diabetes

Thanks so much for your response. Keep me posted as I have just started my research and have lots of questions. Stay Well.

Good morning ES, I too am a type II diabetic, however, I no longer am dealing with it on a daily basis. I am one of those who will always consider myself to be diabetic, just in a remission of sorts. Alot of people that have this surgery tend to throw the word 'cured' around and I'm sure I have done that too at some point in the ecitement of my success. My diabetes was pretty much out of control for 6 years. it was ALWAYS a struggle to keep it in check. I'm pleased to say that I haven't had Glucophage since 2 days before surgery and insulin since I left the hospital! My numbers stay consistantly in the normal ranges, usually in the 90's somewhere. I continue to check every so often at random times just to keep an eye on the situation. My numbers went a little high during my 2 day hospital stay, but that is to be expected due to trauma to the body from surgery. I was checked probably no less than 4 times a day and given insulin accordingly. They were VERY good about keeping that monitored. Once home, my numbers improved every single day and by about 2 - 3 weeks out the numbers were within normal ranges at all times. I had no more fatigue,thirst, etc associated with high numbers. Even if mine comes back later in life ( which is entirely possible due to the heavy genetic predisposition in my family ) I still consider this a rousing success because ANY amount of time your numbers are in check, is that much less time for damage to occur, and we all know that the silent damage that occurs now is the thing that causes the complications that kill or disable us later. Good luck to you, you will find your path! Linda

This response was exactly what I needed to hear. I thank you for putting my mind at ease. E S