I'm going through this right now!   I started my pre-op diet on Friday and it was hell the first day.  Check your sugars alot.  I'm working with a rep from diabetic teaching, but your Endo can help as well.    I am very resistant so I have a high basal.    I dropped all mine down by 0.40 to start and dropped my Bolus from 7 to 5.    This is keeping me in the 5.0 - 6.3 range.   I'm on Meditrim for my pre-op meal plan.  Shakes and bars and they are 17g of carb per serving.  I'm allowed 4 servings, water, crystal light, black coffee and tea. 

Good luck,  I know Friday I was scared when my sugars kept getting lower and lower and I was trying to avoid treating for a low.   My lapband surgery is on the 25th.   Take care.

I will be starting my pre-op liquid diet soon-what adjustments do you make when using insulin pump? I am very insulin resistant and basal right now is 5.5u/hr. any advice on this?

I wrote my will and power of attorney and everything. I am single and live 1000 miles from the rest of my family so I wanted them to know.

Thanks for the comments, hopefully your readings will smooth out soon. It must have been so good to come off the pump!  My readings smoothed out after starting on Atkins.  I'm on 20 grms carb at the moment, so pre-meals I'm 5 to 6, between 6 and 9 at 2 hours after eating with a small dose of Gliclizide 2x daily and 4x 500 mg of Metformin.  I'm very happy with the results!  Hopefully I can lose another 10 - 30 pounds and improve matters even further, although I'm stalled at the moment...... LOL!

I am scheduled for RNY surgery on March 14, with my final pre-op appointment on March 1!! OMG the feelings...SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited but super nervous at the same time. Did any of you guys go to the extreme of actually "getting your things in order" before surgery? I read that this girl wrote letters to her kids and husband before she went in, "just in case." At first I thought this sounded a bit extreme, but is it? Anyway, it's always the bad with the good with me...but I am happy. Just can't believe it's almost here and is this real. Still in denial that I could ever be thin. Thanks for listening!