Did the RNY surgery cure your diabetes and are you eternally dieting?

I was a Type 2 diabetic since I was in my early 20's.  I am 39 now.  I was on an insulin pump, as well as oral medication.  I came off of both 3 weeks after my RNY.  It's not only the diet that makes the difference and causes the remission, but bypassing those first two feet of the small intestines. Yes, the diet plays a major part but the bypass part of the surgery is what really effects the blood sugar. 

I had had gestational diabetes a year before RNY, but nothing other than that.  At 7 years post RNY I developed type II diabetes, which is now controlled by diet and Metformin.  My HbA1c runs in the 6's.   I have little doubt that if I had not had RNY, I would have more trouble controlling it.

I absolutely DO have to diet (ie watch every morsel I eat) to maintain and the longer I get out and the older I get, the harder it becomes. Menopause is a *****!

PSA:  There is no "cure" for diabetes currently - it can be put into remission but while weight can be a factor, genes play a big part too!

I didn't have diabetes, so I can't address that. I was able to control my eating for periods before RNY... problem was my body had gotten to the point it wasn't responding. I wasn't losing weight. Now I am watching what I eat(dieting?) and exercising after RNY at least my body is responding. I recognize I am one of those people who will always have to watch what I eat, I am OK with that. I would rather be watching what I eat as a thinner person than heavier and all the medical problems that come with that.

Thank you all for your responses.  I know its not magical :)  but the jury seems to still be out on what about the weight loss surgeries puts diabetes into remission.  Im afraid of losing my feet, my kidneys, my eye sight, and eventually possibly my life but no matter what Ive done to lose weight or be healthy.. it always comes back. I dont want to go through this just to fail again so Im digging in and asking everything I can before even seeing the doc.  Good luck to all of you and thank you again!

Rny cured type II day of surgery for me. I did follow the diet plan after rnyany so I didn't dump. It helped me see a lady in my office puke in trash cans daily because she wouldntwouldn't follow the plan. We had surgery the same month. she lost and gained and I lost 307 lbs and continue loose 7 years later. At year 3 I realized I could eat almost anything but by then the behavior modification worked on my mind. I had lost 280 at that point and wouldn't go back for the world. I do not diet. I eat normal portions, 8 to 12.  Oz a meal 3.  Times a day, protienprotein first 2 healthy snacks. Occationally I have a cookie or candy bar. I like to think iI eat like a person now that was normal size. I was super sized

Prior to surgery I was on insulin and byetta for type 2. Immediately after I was off byetta. Insulin cut by about 75%. Within a month off that too. I am on no meds at all for diabetes now and a1c is in 5 range. At my last endocrinologist appointment he told me he no longer needed to see me. Just follow with primary. Not that I don't love my endocrinologist but glad to cut him loose and not have that copy. As far as dieting I do weigh and measure. At goal I don't want to slip back up the scale again. But it is more like living a healthy lifestyle not a diet. In fact at Easter I tried a bite of cheesecake and hated it. Used to be a favorite but now tasted way too sweet. 

The day of and after surgery my sugar**** 175, which was an all-time high for me and resulted in my first-ever shots of insulin while in the hospital. My normal FBS was 110-130, with 2000 of Metformin daily, which my surgeon took me off of three days prior to surgery. Since then my FBS gradually went down and is consistently in the 80s now with no medication. I was diagnosed with Type II in July of 2013 and had surgery Feb. of 2015 and am now considered in remission.