How long does it take

Hang in there wondering.  As you continue to loose weight you should see a great inprovement.

I was diagnosed at 34 but was probablly diabetic a lot longer as I just didn't go to the doctor.  They are not sure if I'm type I or II as I was totally insulin resistant prior to my surgery.

But after 21/2 years and down 142 pounds I've seen a great improvement.  But I will always have to watch what I eat.  Carbs are my enemy (although I so love my carbs)...lol

Just keep following the diet and get out there and excersise that will be the key,

Best of luck.

That's interesting that you say you will never be med free.  I was told just the opposite... that RNY surgery was a "CURE".  I kept saying, cure???  Everyone I talked to has said yes. That means doctors and diabetes educators. I still don't believe that but my surgery is scheduled for this coming Thursday and if after all I've been through and the new way of eating which won't include many carbs.... if I don't have good enough control to not need meds I'm going to be really ticked off.  The diabetes is the only reason I'm going through this.

I was never promised a "cure".  And the RNY is not a cure.  If you are diabetic you will always be diabetic.  But the surgery may cause a remission where you can be med free.  Of course this will depend on you following the diet, excersising and doing all the right things.

The surgery itself will not do this for you, it is a great tool that may help you get to where you want to be.

Most who have been diabetic a short period of time, say under 5 years do experience this remission.  I was diagnosised in 1987 and didn't have my surgey until 2006, I wasn't so lucky.

But due to the surgery I am so much healthier, I have a life again and would do it again in a heartbeat.

Good luck to you.

The RNY is NOT a cure. The DS is closer to being a cure than the RNY (some studies showing 98% resolution of type 2 after the DS), but neither surgery is guaranteed. This is why I am getting a DS, not the RNY--in other countries, they even perform the intenstinal part of the DS (without making the stomach smaller) on NON-obese type 2 patients, and it works to send their diabetes into remission.

Why do they say that then?  I agree with both of you.  How can it be a cure? Remission I agree with.  Since I'm less than 5 years since my diagnosis, I hope it goes that way.  I do not have a great deal of difficulty controlling my diabetes if I do what I know I'm supposed to do so hopefully it will go into remission for me.  I just wish the health care providers wouldn't use that term "cure." It's irritating to me.

Well, it can be a cure for some people, just not 100% of people.

Laura,  i was told the same as you.  That by having this surgery (rny), i will be virtually diabetes free.  And that was due to the bypass.  It causes you to not include the pancreas when digesting (or something like that).  I have been going back and forth on whether to have the rny or the band.  Listening to this board makes me very nervous. But i am at the point where i believe that the surgeon tells those that the diabetes will go away to those patients that have that possibility.  My surgeon probably does not tell every patient that it will go away, but maybe because of my history, it can.  Same for you too, i'm sure.  I know at this time you have had the surgery and i hope all went well.  Please keep me update on this issue with you.  Good Luck and know that this is a journey and changes will happen all along the way.  I'm there for you even though you don't know me...yet.  Maybe that can change too.   Eldy

If you have diabetes, please, please, please research the DS as a WLS option. It has the best chances of resolving type 2 diabetes (over 98% according to one study, plus better long-term results at keeping the diabetes away than RNY since there is much less chance of substantial weight regain with the DS). Please come on over to the DS section here on OH and ask some questions--a VERY helpful group, many of whom are now living diabetes-free!