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Topic: nervous for upcoming surgery
Hi,I am new to this....Next week I am having bypass surgery..I have been a diabetic for 18 yrs...On oral meds and started levemir and novolg last year...hoping to at least take away 70-80% of my meds...wish me luck...any suggestions??
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on 12/11/10 7:40 am - Woodbridge, VA
on 12/11/10 7:40 am - Woodbridge, VA
Topic: RE: New member Question
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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on 12/11/10 7:32 am - Woodbridge, VA
on 12/11/10 7:32 am - Woodbridge, VA
Topic: RE: Sleeve or DS??
On December 10, 2010 at 8:54 AM Pacific Time, Lucycat wrote:
Research it. Why would I make it up? It's certainly not ALL RNY surgeons, and they are still SURGEONS when they learn the procedure (as in, have gone through medical school and all that jazz), but it does happen. Regardless, the fact remains that the RNY is easier and faster to perform then the DS, which is one reason more surgeons choose to do the RNY and not bother with the additional time investment required to learn the DS.
The RNY does have a "great % or putting diabetes into remission." However, the DS has an even greater %, and the LONG term DS % is much better than that of the RNY. I hope you are in the percentage whose type 2 does not re-surface a few years after your RNY.
I also don't buy that doctor's are learning the RNY in a weekend. Give me a break.
Research it. Why would I make it up? It's certainly not ALL RNY surgeons, and they are still SURGEONS when they learn the procedure (as in, have gone through medical school and all that jazz), but it does happen. Regardless, the fact remains that the RNY is easier and faster to perform then the DS, which is one reason more surgeons choose to do the RNY and not bother with the additional time investment required to learn the DS.
The RNY does have a "great % or putting diabetes into remission." However, the DS has an even greater %, and the LONG term DS % is much better than that of the RNY. I hope you are in the percentage whose type 2 does not re-surface a few years after your RNY.
Topic: RE: Sleeve or DS??
I'm only about a month out from my RNY but it has put my type 2 diabetes into remission and I feel great. I find the threat of dumping from eating sugars and simple carbohydrates and great deterent. RNY has a great % for putting diabetes into remission. This is the reason I had WLS. Just make sure whatever procedure you choose, the doctor has performed it successfully on a lot of patients. I also don't buy that doctor's are learning the RNY in a weekend. Give me a break.
Topic: New member Question
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
Topic: RE: Diastolic Dysfunction??
Diastole is when the heart fills after pumping (systole). Your heart doesn't technically rest. When the heart does not fill properly, it has to work harder to pump enough blood to all the areas of the body. Eventually as any muscle that has to work hard, will enlarge, and without proper medical treatment will worsen over time. Do you have high blood pressure? If you do, many meds for this should help your heart beat more efficiently, but a trip to a cardiologist will help you understand this, and he/she should initiate appropriate treatment, and help you get cleared for surgery which should help your diastolic dysfunction as well.
Topic: RE: Hospital Stay
I work as a nurse in a hospital, and as a type 2 diabetic, I would never completely give over my control of treating my blood sugars...I've heard too many stories like yours to do so (?or is it the control freak in me?) Good for you for being your best advocate!!
Topic: RE: Anybody on Victoza
I quit smoking 1 year agoThanksgiving. I have put on over 50 pounds. Surgars levels are high again and back on blood pressure medication. My doctor has put me on Victoza to see if I can control the weight gain. I started on the med 9 days ago. On the third day I had a very bad headache that Tylenol took away. No other issue since. But I have put on another 2 pounds. This doesn't seem to control my hunger at all. Taking 1.2mg per day. Any comments out there?
Topic: RE: HELP!!!!! Hubby just diagnosed with Type 2
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on 12/5/10 12:20 am - Woodbridge, VA
on 12/5/10 12:20 am - Woodbridge, VA
Topic: RE: Sleeve or DS??
Don't be afraid to wander around the DS forum here on OH or even post a thread asking about these types of side effects. If you'd like a source for more information (including a list of "vetted" DS surgeons), check out www.dsfacts.com (non-profit site created by a Canadian DS patient, not affiliated with any surgeon or hospital or anything like that).
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