diabetes returns
I am writing this on New Year's Eve to share with you all what I am too ashamed and embarassed to share with anyone in my family or friends.
I had WLS in 2007 and lost 125 pounds. Since April of this year, I've gone from 157 to 177 and this week, I finally had the nerve to test my BS and discovered that my diabetes has returned. I have fasting sugars between 140 and 160.
I don't know what I was thinking. It all just began to slip. I began eating as if I could never regain weight. I began to have one cookie, one Hershey's kiss, one small dark chocolate candy bar. Over the months, it all came back and in the fall I began very destructive behaviors like eating an entire sleeve of cookies at my desk, having candy bars in my nightstand, and all the horrible things I did before.
I don't know why I didn't think it would return. The last few times I checked my BS, they were always around 85. I guess I believe it really was a "cure". But it's only a remission.
This week, I went three days without sugar. I got my fasting BS from 164 to 147. Today is New Year's Eve and we made chocolate chip cookies and my daughter bought candy. My BS this evening is 190.
But tomorrow is New Year's Day. I have all good foods in the house. I am planning seafood for dinner.
I guess I want to know - has this happened to anyone? Has anyone gone back to low blood sugars without meds? Will losing the 20 pounds again bring me back to normal. I am so ashamed that I can't go to my dr. about this. He thinks I am the poster child for WLS.
I am cross-posting this on the failed WLS, though the surgery didn't fail. I did.
I had WLS in 2007 and lost 125 pounds. Since April of this year, I've gone from 157 to 177 and this week, I finally had the nerve to test my BS and discovered that my diabetes has returned. I have fasting sugars between 140 and 160.
I don't know what I was thinking. It all just began to slip. I began eating as if I could never regain weight. I began to have one cookie, one Hershey's kiss, one small dark chocolate candy bar. Over the months, it all came back and in the fall I began very destructive behaviors like eating an entire sleeve of cookies at my desk, having candy bars in my nightstand, and all the horrible things I did before.
I don't know why I didn't think it would return. The last few times I checked my BS, they were always around 85. I guess I believe it really was a "cure". But it's only a remission.
This week, I went three days without sugar. I got my fasting BS from 164 to 147. Today is New Year's Eve and we made chocolate chip cookies and my daughter bought candy. My BS this evening is 190.
But tomorrow is New Year's Day. I have all good foods in the house. I am planning seafood for dinner.
I guess I want to know - has this happened to anyone? Has anyone gone back to low blood sugars without meds? Will losing the 20 pounds again bring me back to normal. I am so ashamed that I can't go to my dr. about this. He thinks I am the poster child for WLS.
I am cross-posting this on the failed WLS, though the surgery didn't fail. I did.
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on 1/2/10 12:17 am - Woodbridge, VA
on 1/2/10 12:17 am - Woodbridge, VA
If you can eat an entire sleeve of cookies at a time, it sure does sound like your surgery failed, not just you. I am assuming you had an RNY? Sounds like your pouch and/or stoma have stretched.
You're not alone; studies are showing that, as the years go by, some RNYers do see their diabetes return, even if it had gone into full remission initially post-op.
That said, if you can limit your carb intake, I've seen many non-ops be very successful at controlling their diabetes without meds. But you do need to limit the carb intake, particularly of the cookie and candy persuasion!
Fasting blood sugars, in the progression of diabetes, are usually the LAST to lose control, so if your fastings are out of whack, it's likely your post-prandials have been off for some time. If you're not currently exercising, try adding in even just some walking; it can be VERY helpful in regulating blood glucose levels. Even if you can only throw in a couple of 15-minute walks a day, it can make a positive difference.
You're not alone; studies are showing that, as the years go by, some RNYers do see their diabetes return, even if it had gone into full remission initially post-op.
That said, if you can limit your carb intake, I've seen many non-ops be very successful at controlling their diabetes without meds. But you do need to limit the carb intake, particularly of the cookie and candy persuasion!
Fasting blood sugars, in the progression of diabetes, are usually the LAST to lose control, so if your fastings are out of whack, it's likely your post-prandials have been off for some time. If you're not currently exercising, try adding in even just some walking; it can be VERY helpful in regulating blood glucose levels. Even if you can only throw in a couple of 15-minute walks a day, it can make a positive difference.
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on 3/27/10 9:19 pm - Chesterfield, MO
on 3/27/10 9:19 pm - Chesterfield, MO
After three years of my diabetes being resolved, it came back with full force. I felt all the symptoms, but instead of gaining, I was losing weight as all the sugars just flowed out of my body. I was in serious denial. I finally had to admit it, went to see my doc, and am now on an insulin pump. Things are more regulated and I see the light at the end of the tunnel. But I am also worried because insulin makes me HUNGRY and I can eat more than I used to be able to. I think that just happens over time. Get it checked out. I have some nueropathy now that I didn't have and eyesight issues. You don't want that...
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