7 year post op, and diabetes came back STRONGER
Lily - First of all - CONGRATULATIONS! I am so proud of you and your commitment to what works for YOU.
You speak my language. I tell everyone that for me weight loss is a SECONDARY benefit of the surgery and not the reason I did it. My blood sugar #s are the most important to me. I like seeing the changes on the scale, but the other numbers matter more.
I haven't connected with the support group because I didn't really see anything there for me. I was never a compulsive or an emotional eater and was extremely careful with my diet for years and years before my surgery. I counted carbs, ate mostly protein, etc. and exercised - and my weight climbed almost 90 pounds over 20 or so years. I took more and more medication and got limited results. I feel a get more by visiting diabetic boards that wls ones.
We could always start our own little group here on line? I think there's more of us than we realize....
Best of luck - keep up the great work and commitment.
You speak my language. I tell everyone that for me weight loss is a SECONDARY benefit of the surgery and not the reason I did it. My blood sugar #s are the most important to me. I like seeing the changes on the scale, but the other numbers matter more.
I haven't connected with the support group because I didn't really see anything there for me. I was never a compulsive or an emotional eater and was extremely careful with my diet for years and years before my surgery. I counted carbs, ate mostly protein, etc. and exercised - and my weight climbed almost 90 pounds over 20 or so years. I took more and more medication and got limited results. I feel a get more by visiting diabetic boards that wls ones.
We could always start our own little group here on line? I think there's more of us than we realize....
Best of luck - keep up the great work and commitment.
Thank you funkyphillygirl, you know I bet you're right, there must be more of us out there. I'm very new here so I don't know about starting a group, but I do know what the battle has been like for me the past 30 years and your message resonated in accord with me. I'm sure between us we have a litany of stories about arguments with nutritionists/dieticians, endo's, internal med doc's and more. We definetly have had to be our own cheerleaders to get us thru thus far.
I am contemplating relocating in the next year to a very small town in Iowa called New Albin, pop. 500 and finding a way to connect online now before I leave familar territory (if not totally supportive) looks great.
You keep the faith and follow the plan . . . they are going to find out why this happens to some of us the way it has.
Lily
I am contemplating relocating in the next year to a very small town in Iowa called New Albin, pop. 500 and finding a way to connect online now before I leave familar territory (if not totally supportive) looks great.
You keep the faith and follow the plan . . . they are going to find out why this happens to some of us the way it has.
Lily
Hi Lily,
Did you receive insurance coverage for your surgery? It doesn't look like you met the BMI requirement that most require. I have a 31.8 BMI and they require 35 or 40 in most cases. I really appreciate your thoughtful post. I have a similar history and am in serious consideration of this. I share your perspective about this as a solution for healthier aging as a diabetic. I'd appreciate knowing if you applied for and received insurance coverage. Thank you!
Did you receive insurance coverage for your surgery? It doesn't look like you met the BMI requirement that most require. I have a 31.8 BMI and they require 35 or 40 in most cases. I really appreciate your thoughtful post. I have a similar history and am in serious consideration of this. I share your perspective about this as a solution for healthier aging as a diabetic. I'd appreciate knowing if you applied for and received insurance coverage. Thank you!
mt1000,
Hi, yes my insurance did cover my surgery. My original BMI was 39, 224 lbs, I joined weigh****chers and got down to 33, but could not lose more and I was in a losing battle with the low calorie count that I needed to maintain to keep my weight loss. I quit weigh****chers and rebounded to a BMI of 36 when I applied for a surgical program. 4 months later my insurance did approve me and the day of surgery my BMI was once again 33. I had very, very high cholesterol and tri's, high blood pressure, blood sugars not well controlled on meds and insulin (both long and short acting every day) my insulin resistence was getting worse with every year (I was a diabetic for 29 years at this point). Also multiple bleeding ulcers, most likely from the metformin I complained about for 14 years (hurt my stomach from day one and it never stopped) I also had sleep apnea. I truly prayed that everything I read about the surgery possibly improving or curing was going to happen for me and it did. I should tell you that the first time my doctor applied for insurance company approval I was denied without a reason given. His office reapplied reitering my whole history and I was approved just a few short weeks later. My whole journey began with research in January of 2010, surgery last week of October 2010, goal of 135 reached in July 2011 and I am holding. :) No meds, at all, none. Hopefully I can maintain this status for a long time to come. I wish you well i your journey . . . if you have any questions I can help with let me know. :) Lily
Hi, yes my insurance did cover my surgery. My original BMI was 39, 224 lbs, I joined weigh****chers and got down to 33, but could not lose more and I was in a losing battle with the low calorie count that I needed to maintain to keep my weight loss. I quit weigh****chers and rebounded to a BMI of 36 when I applied for a surgical program. 4 months later my insurance did approve me and the day of surgery my BMI was once again 33. I had very, very high cholesterol and tri's, high blood pressure, blood sugars not well controlled on meds and insulin (both long and short acting every day) my insulin resistence was getting worse with every year (I was a diabetic for 29 years at this point). Also multiple bleeding ulcers, most likely from the metformin I complained about for 14 years (hurt my stomach from day one and it never stopped) I also had sleep apnea. I truly prayed that everything I read about the surgery possibly improving or curing was going to happen for me and it did. I should tell you that the first time my doctor applied for insurance company approval I was denied without a reason given. His office reapplied reitering my whole history and I was approved just a few short weeks later. My whole journey began with research in January of 2010, surgery last week of October 2010, goal of 135 reached in July 2011 and I am holding. :) No meds, at all, none. Hopefully I can maintain this status for a long time to come. I wish you well i your journey . . . if you have any questions I can help with let me know. :) Lily
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