? i have diabetes should i????
i too was a type 2 diabetic pt. After losing all the weight I am back to normal. Like dr. sapala said some diabetes are hereditary cases others could be due to overweight and in pregnant woman gestetion diabetes. These concerns you should defenetly discuss with Dr. sapala and your endocrinologist who will probably tell you that having this surgery is beneficial towards your health. Good luck and God bless!!!
Eduardo T.
Eduardo T.
I have diabetes and have been labeled a type 2. I am on an insulin pump and using Humilin R U-500. I had laproscopic RNY 9 days ago - i have had a few high sugars since the surgery, bt have been running around 95-107 BS on an average. I have lowered my basal rate to .50 units an hour from 3 units/hour. I hav had 7 lows at night from 42-30BS, this has scared me - I used to know what to do to raise the sugar but now i am in a lost - i am only having 8 oz. water per hour sipping now. I used to raise it with juice then followed by a protein, now I can't hold that much. I have tried the glucose pills but can't handle more than 2 - what I did the other night was someting I don't really like doing but I did - ate a babby spoon of icing and followed with some protein shake. and removed my pump.
I guess what i am asking is for some ideas you use to treat low blodd sugars.
Is there any other fellow pumps who have had WLS out there? Livestrong's Daily
Are you Type 2 or Type 1? And what are you blood sugars like in general?
Ketones can indicate two types of ketosis--the weight losing kind, which are fine in moderation, and those related to diabetic ketoacidosis, which are serious and should not be ignored. If your blood sugars are fairly close to 150 or less, you've likely got weight-loss ketosis going on. But it you're seeing a lot of blood sugars over 240 plus ketones, I'd certainly be on the phone to my endo.
Ketones can indicate two types of ketosis--the weight losing kind, which are fine in moderation, and those related to diabetic ketoacidosis, which are serious and should not be ignored. If your blood sugars are fairly close to 150 or less, you've likely got weight-loss ketosis going on. But it you're seeing a lot of blood sugars over 240 plus ketones, I'd certainly be on the phone to my endo.
Jenn
Type 1 diabetic, 26 years
With great power (the DS!) comes great responsibility.
Atkins really isn't the best idea for a type 1 diabetic that has had diabetes for so long. Becuase chances are your kidneys are already compromised from all the years of being over weight and diabetic. The higher protein can put additional strain on your kidneys that may not be healthy for you.
If this is what you are going to do, I would highly recommend that the protien choices you make are very lean and healthy. Have a 24 hour collection done while on the diet to make sure that your kidneys are functioning properly in order to continue. Just would caution you.
I've had diabetes for 24 years since I was 10. My kidneys are so so, but I would not want to compromise them. That was why I also talked to my doctor before I had my RNY about kidney issues. I was very concerned about the higher protien intake required, and also loosing weight so rapidly what would that do to the kidneys.
Good luck - Heard the south beach is a lower carb diet but friendlier to the body than atkins
If this is what you are going to do, I would highly recommend that the protien choices you make are very lean and healthy. Have a 24 hour collection done while on the diet to make sure that your kidneys are functioning properly in order to continue. Just would caution you.
I've had diabetes for 24 years since I was 10. My kidneys are so so, but I would not want to compromise them. That was why I also talked to my doctor before I had my RNY about kidney issues. I was very concerned about the higher protien intake required, and also loosing weight so rapidly what would that do to the kidneys.
Good luck - Heard the south beach is a lower carb diet but friendlier to the body than atkins
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