Vertical sleeve surgery

I had type 2 for 2-3 years before surgery.  Probably a few years longer undiagnosed.  Taking Byetta and actos.  Took my last med the morning of surgery.  My last A1C was 4.6.

Congrats - I hope that continues to be the case.  It does not happen for everyone.

When did you have your surgery ? A1C of 4.6 is great I hope you are still doing as well . Did you have to lose a lot of weight ? This is a hard thing to decide between the sleeve and Roux en Y . I really want to be free of these needles . My last blood test my A1C was 6.3 so I don't know if the Roux en Y is going to the extreme .I have about 50 lbs to lose . Thanks for replying to my post .

Surgery was November 2010.  I lost about 160 pounds, from 310 to 140.  At the time of surgery, I was 52 years old.  I told the PA at my surgeon's office that getting rid of the diabetes was one of my primary goals.  Given the relatively short time I'd been diagnosed with Type 2, she was confident that the sleeve and weight loss in general would do the job.  I didn't expect it to happen so quickly!

The surgery with the best resolution of diabetes is the DS, then the RNY, then VSG.  The DS was too extremely malabsorptive for my taste.  And you lose the use of your pyloric valve with RNY.  The sleeve was the right choice for me.  But you have to do an honest assessment of yourself and your habits and decide which one will work best for you.  Best of luck!

Thanks for your reply . I think I will stick with the sleeve . My insurance does not do DS and RYN is just too extreme . The thought of getting dumping syndrome does not thrill me at all . I really don't want to have my intestine  moved around and I am concerned about vitamins absorption . I think I can lose all the weight I need to lose with the sleeve and because I will have lost the weight there is a good chance that my diabetes will go also .It sounds like your doing great ,I hope you continue to do good and that your happy . Stay in touch and let me know how you are doing . Good Luck to you as well !

Which surgery did you have?

Sleeve.  Coming up on my 4 year anniversary and no problems.

Thanks everyone for all the information that you have profited . I hope that I do as will as some of you and I don't have to do these shots any more  . I have a surgery date now and I am getting more excited as the day gets closer ( Sept 18 ) I still have a lot to do before surgery ,there are a lot of hoops I have to go through to get this done but I am glade that I have had to go so many class's because I am getting a great education , I have had to loss weight and go to a lot of different doctor appointments to get this chance of being insulin free . It has been a long journey and I have a long way to go  but I know I will get there . Thanks for listening . Darlene

What that site says, could you please share that. what i know is that the remission rate of type 2 diabetes one to two years after bariatric surgery is approximately 70%. Some studies have indicated that the remission rate of type 2 diabetes is higher after gastric bypass than after sleeve gastrectomy. If you are interested know more at the following site.

So much depends on the type of diabetes you have and how long you've been diabetic, as well as other factors.  I knew that I could not achieve cure because I am a Type 1.5 diabetic.  My docs kept driving home the idea of how just losing weight would be better for my health.  Before the surgery, I used to get a bit frustrated with that because I WANTED A CURE.   But, I came to accept that I could not expect that and the doctors were right.  This IS about my overall health.  I get that now.  And today marks my second anniversary from RNY.  It was a great decision for me. 

My words of advice - focus on your health.  It will improve, even if you don't get what you want out of the surgery.