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Hello, I am type 2 diabetic with a strong family history. My mother and Grandmother both died from complications to their diabetes. Even though they followed the ADA diet and took their meds and their Drs said their diabetes was under control. They both went blind, lost their teeth had kidney problems and had multiple amputations before death. So I am not very comforted by my Dr saying I am doing a good job of controlling my diabetes. So I am considering having Duodenal Switch surgery. I would like to hear from people who have done this and what your experience was. How did it effect your diabetes? How many years has it been effective? Anyone out there who had this 15 -20 years ago still symptom free? What are the negative effects?
Thanks Kathy
Thanks Kathy
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on 12/11/10 7:40 am - Woodbridge, VA
on 12/11/10 7:40 am - Woodbridge, VA
I HIGHLY suggest you post this on the DS board, as this board is pretty slow.
I also suggest you do more research on type 2 diabetes. Most people do NOT fare very well on the recommended ADA diet - for most, it is too high in carbs to be successful in the long term.
I had a sort of modified DS (extra long common channel compared to almost all other DSers), and I just had labs run. I'm about 20 months out from surgery, and results came back with a 78 fasting glucose and 4.9 HBA1C (and a total cholesterol of 102, which is just the icing on the cake!). I've been off all meds for more than a year. Prior to surgery, I was on 2500mg metformin and 50mcg sitagliptin (Januvia) daily and still had pre-op A1Cs of 8.1 and 7.9 as the most recent before surgery. I still consider myself type 2 because I know if I eat something very high in fast-acting carbs (like a milkshake), my glucose will spike well into the 200s (even more than 250), which is not normal. However, lots of folks who have a normal DS (normal common channel) have actually successfully passed a glucose tolerance test post-op.
You'll find stories from folks further out than me on the DS board. I'm not sure if anyone is posting who had the surgery 15-20 years ago since I would guess this forum didn't exist 15-20 years ago.
I also suggest you do more research on type 2 diabetes. Most people do NOT fare very well on the recommended ADA diet - for most, it is too high in carbs to be successful in the long term.
I had a sort of modified DS (extra long common channel compared to almost all other DSers), and I just had labs run. I'm about 20 months out from surgery, and results came back with a 78 fasting glucose and 4.9 HBA1C (and a total cholesterol of 102, which is just the icing on the cake!). I've been off all meds for more than a year. Prior to surgery, I was on 2500mg metformin and 50mcg sitagliptin (Januvia) daily and still had pre-op A1Cs of 8.1 and 7.9 as the most recent before surgery. I still consider myself type 2 because I know if I eat something very high in fast-acting carbs (like a milkshake), my glucose will spike well into the 200s (even more than 250), which is not normal. However, lots of folks who have a normal DS (normal common channel) have actually successfully passed a glucose tolerance test post-op.
You'll find stories from folks further out than me on the DS board. I'm not sure if anyone is posting who had the surgery 15-20 years ago since I would guess this forum didn't exist 15-20 years ago.
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