Good Morning!
I wrote this blog post for anyone who would like to know-how the Gastric Sleeve Surgery helps with Diabetes.

https://www.endobariatric.com/weblog/2020/05/20/diabetes-and -gastric-sleeve-surgery-part-1/

Regards
Dr. Alvarez

I found the dietician to be very helpful. We talked about what I usually ate and where I struggled. She would suggest healthier substitutions and things like adding a mid-afternoon protein snack. I was always ravenous when I got home from work after 6 hours of no food. Just an example but it helped because I was scarfing high calorie low nutrient stuff when I got home. Because of the snack I ate fewer calories and more healthy food.

I so know what you are talking about. I don't want to go back, but I can feel and see myself slipping!

I would love to have a group to be accountable to as well! Have 25 lbs of regain to lose.

It was one year ago today that I had my sleeve and almost two years since I started considering it. I had contemplated bariatric surgery several times over the years but always chickened out. I was over 60 and figured this was just my life. Then my 35 year old daughter had a sleeve and I watched her "disappear" over the next year. I was amazed at her transformation, her energy, her attitude, just her. I was even more distraught over my lack thereof. So, I gathered my sickly, exhausted, morbidly obese self and screwed up my courage and wallah! Here I am one year and 95 pounds later and I am so incredibly blessed, grateful and amazed at myself. In the past, I could never imagine feeling any different than I had for years - sick and tired and depressed and.... well you know. Now I can breathe, I can move, I have rejoined my life and I couldn't be more pleased. I could not have imagined the ways my life would change. My kids are glad to have their mom back. My husband is thrilled to have his wife back and I am now an active part of my grandkids lives - not just the fat old lady in the bedroom. If you are thinking about the surgery, I encourage you to gather your courage and find out everything you need to know to make the call. For those considering this step, my one tip is to find a counselor, one that deals with bariatric patients. My surgeon recommended several and my guy was such a blessing. If you already had the surgery, thank you for your candid posts about your journey. They did help. I have a bit farther to go but I am so glad to have taken the plunge!! God bless you all and remember, God is good, ALL the time!

Jinxy