No more insulin!

Lisa dont feel bad, I am doing shots also 3x a day 45 at bk, lun. din, and 70 units of lantus at night,,I cant wait to throw it all away especially the needles...god bless us all! Hugz Mary

Dar Mary, I am so very happy for you. You will be a looser soon. I hope you do as well as I did getting off diabetic meds. I still run from 128 to 143 on my blood sugars but since I am loosing my doc says as long as I monitor it and don't go high I can stay off meds. I feel wonderfu., very energetic. I wish for you the best in your sugery and a speedy recovery. Keep in touch. Love, Diane

I also take insulin 3x's a day plus 82 units of Lantus at night along with a Glocophage 1000 mg 2x's a day.I also have sleep aphnea ans high bllod pressure. I have my 1st consult on 3/15/2004. At first I was very scared and almost cancelled the appointment. I have been reading alot on this web site and I now feel less scared and ready to move on with my life. I have been heavy almost my whole life lost & gained many times over. Watched my Mother go through a quad bypass surgery and lose her leg at 59 years old.after surgey due to diabetic complications. She lived a very miserable life for nine more years. I do not want my child to watch me go through that. And I want to be here and set good healthy examples for her to live by. Thanks to all of you for your comments and support. Wish me luck. God bless all of you in your journey.

Dear Sherrie, I pray this surgery does for everyone what it has done for me. I am 7 weeks post op, have lost 32 lbs. and my blood sugar was 124 yesterday. I don't take it every day, but whne I do check it, it is good. My Dad died due to cardiac arrest while sleeping at age 73. I am 52 and that was too close for me. He is the one I took after, he had diabetes also. I wish you the best. I think you are making a wise choice. It is not hard to comply with the diet if you make up your mind. You won't have an appetite anyway. Best wishes, Diane

I am 55 and taking four glucophage and one Amaryl a day to control my diabetes. I don't like taking the medicine, but the worst thing is that I am getting 300 readings when I take my blood sugar, and almost never less than 200. Over the last few years the blood sugar has gotten worse and worse, and I feel that I would be getting on insulin if it were not for me having a surgery day for WLS. My BP is never where it should be anymore, even with new medicines every few months or so. I would be a very depressed person if it were not for the hope of my upcoming surgery. I thank the Lord that I was accepted by BCBS. I worry that I will still be obsessed with eating sweets and carbos after the surgery. I have been a maniac these last few years about binging out on carbs. I hope that will end (i know I won't be able to eat that much, but I hope the constant urge to eat them will diminish). Hey, it is good to talk on here because I don't feel like I can talk to friends. I'm tired of hearing them yap about how crazy it is for me to get this surgery. They say, "Are you sure you know what you are doing with this?".........and they are the nice ones. So I haven't told anybody but my wife and the people at work that I'm going through with it. I'll tell them just before, but I just don't want to hear it all.

Dear Paul, You will get control of your cravings for carbs because you won't have an appetite. I know you will do well and the naysayers will take their words back. Think positive. Best wishes to you, Diane

Hi Paul, here is one way to look at it! I am also a diabetic with 300 readings also the pills dont work at all for me Im insuline retarded i think! hahaha anyway i am one who loves the carbs born n raised in an italian household thats all we ate everyday 3-4 x a day, so i thank God for this surgery and to be given a so called second chance at a better life, and when i want bread now i just open the bag and smell it, and i have had 37yrs to eat whatever i wanted when i wanted now it is time to use the tool we are given and make our lives last longer and be healthy!!! my wls is on March 22nd, keep in touch i will let ya know what the sugars are running after wls ok! hugz Mary

So, you are before me. I'll be following your journey! God bless. I know it will work out well for you. Won't it be nice to not have to be thinkng about what the high blood sugar levels are doing to damage your body? Yes, I'm part Italian, and I know what you mean about a lifetime of carbs. I've had enough for several lifetimes!

Do you know if type one diabetics have had wls and how they handle the bood sugar lows? I am looking into the surgery and that is one thing I am really worried about. I know this wls has really helped the type 2 people and I am so very happy for them! Diabetes is no fun!

Hi Denise, I'm sorry I don't know anything about type 1. I'm sure I was type 2 even tho I took insulin since I developed it later in life in my 40's. Ask Your doctor who treats you for diabetes. They should know. Good luck. Diane