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Topic: RE: RNY CURED MY DIABETES!http://images.obesityhelp.com/_shared/images/smiley/msn/wink.gif
Your right Lucy. I was a little naive thinking that my sugar would never to above 120 mg/dl ever again. If it does spike up, so far it has been settling down to the 90 to 120 range. I should be grateful for that and be patient with my progress.
Topic: RE: RNY CURED MY DIABETES!http://images.obesityhelp.com/_shared/images/smiley/msn/wink.gif
Hi Jeff
Non diabetes blood sugars spike after meals and periodically also. A diabetic's problem occurs when the blood sugar doesn't settle back down, or plunges too low. It looks like yours went right where it was supposed to when it settled at 111. You're still healing and your body is going through alot of stress.
Non diabetes blood sugars spike after meals and periodically also. A diabetic's problem occurs when the blood sugar doesn't settle back down, or plunges too low. It looks like yours went right where it was supposed to when it settled at 111. You're still healing and your body is going through alot of stress.
Topic: RE: RNY CURED MY DIABETES!http://images.obesityhelp.com/_shared/images/smiley/msn/wink.gif
I did research the DS but feel more comfortable with the RNY.
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on 10/17/10 6:08 am - Woodbridge, VA
on 10/17/10 6:08 am - Woodbridge, VA
Topic: is it really an excuse?
I'm 3 months out from getting my band. i have lost 30lbs but from everything I'm doing it should be a lot more. everyone i talk to says " well its because of your type 1 diabetes" but to me i don't want to have that as an excuse. I get lows more often and Ive cut back my insulin, switched from my pump back to shots, since it helps me eat less ( less times i eat less pokes)
I just need to know, for eating a 1000 cal diet, working out 5 days a week (running, circuit training and zumba) shouldn't the weight be falling off?
I just need to know, for eating a 1000 cal diet, working out 5 days a week (running, circuit training and zumba) shouldn't the weight be falling off?
Topic: RE: RNY CURED MY DIABETES!http://images.obesityhelp.com/_shared/images/smiley/msn/wink.gif
metformin works best when it has built up in the body over a 3 week period. It's not labeled for treatment of sudden sugar fluctuations.
Now, stress, infection, dehydration, sleep deprivation can all cause insulin resistance. And typically with type 2 diabetics there is already strong resistance on board.
Always keep an eye on the bg bugger - keep on top of your a1c's, and it doesn't hurt to periodically test your sugars especially when your not feeling right.
Although I know my diabetes will never go away, I always caution folks.
Now, stress, infection, dehydration, sleep deprivation can all cause insulin resistance. And typically with type 2 diabetics there is already strong resistance on board.
Always keep an eye on the bg bugger - keep on top of your a1c's, and it doesn't hurt to periodically test your sugars especially when your not feeling right.
Although I know my diabetes will never go away, I always caution folks.
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on 10/16/10 12:59 am - Woodbridge, VA
on 10/16/10 12:59 am - Woodbridge, VA
Topic: RE: RNY CURED MY DIABETES!http://images.obesityhelp.com/_shared/images/smiley/msn/wink.gif
Of course it can work - otherwise, it wouldn't be used at all! My point was simply that only taking it once in a while won't do much good, and it sounded like that's what you were doing was trying to only take it on an as-needed basis. It's not like insulin in that it won't quickly bring down a spike - it works over the long haul. Your insulin sensitivity may have also already been improved as a result of your surgery, weight loss, and adjusted dietary intake.
If it works, take it, but it is highly likely that the less frequently you take it, the less likely it is to mke a noticable difference. That was all I was trying to say.
I still have some metformin in my kitchen. I haven't taken it in many months now - closing in on a year - so it is well out of my system by now. If I do have a glucose spike, I don't take one because I know that, based on how it works, that would be pretty pointless unless I planned on continuing to take it cosistently for at least a few weeks.
If it works, take it, but it is highly likely that the less frequently you take it, the less likely it is to mke a noticable difference. That was all I was trying to say.
I still have some metformin in my kitchen. I haven't taken it in many months now - closing in on a year - so it is well out of my system by now. If I do have a glucose spike, I don't take one because I know that, based on how it works, that would be pretty pointless unless I planned on continuing to take it cosistently for at least a few weeks.
Topic: RE: RNY CURED MY DIABETES!http://images.obesityhelp.com/_shared/images/smiley/msn/wink.gif
My understanding is that metformin controls the amount of glucose in your blood from your
food or produced in your liver. It also increases one's response to insulin. I already know
that my liver produces glucose when I do not eat. My fasting levels have typically been my highest. Metformin does reduce my blood sugar. I have taken it for 10 years (at the onset as
a treatment for PCOS, which worked beautifully) and had only been off it for a week. I was taking it along with other meds right up until surgery. As I said, it does reduce my blood sugar level nicely at this point.
food or produced in your liver. It also increases one's response to insulin. I already know
that my liver produces glucose when I do not eat. My fasting levels have typically been my highest. Metformin does reduce my blood sugar. I have taken it for 10 years (at the onset as
a treatment for PCOS, which worked beautifully) and had only been off it for a week. I was taking it along with other meds right up until surgery. As I said, it does reduce my blood sugar level nicely at this point.
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on 10/15/10 12:26 pm - Woodbridge, VA
on 10/15/10 12:26 pm - Woodbridge, VA
Topic: RE: RNY CURED MY DIABETES!http://images.obesityhelp.com/_shared/images/smiley/msn/wink.gif
Have you researched the DS as well? It has even higher rates of resolution of type 2 diabetes, and that resolution is statistically more durable in the long term than that of the RNY. The DS isn't right for everyone, but everyone does deserve to make a fully informed decision.
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on 10/15/10 12:24 pm - Woodbridge, VA
on 10/15/10 12:24 pm - Woodbridge, VA
Topic: RE: RNY CURED MY DIABETES!http://images.obesityhelp.com/_shared/images/smiley/msn/wink.gif
Taking "a metformin" won't do you any good. Metformin is a drug that works cumulatively, so taking just when you have high levels won't do anything. If you don't take it consistently, then there's not much point in taking it at all. The way metformin works, it will not bring down a high glucose spike, as it does not trigger an additional release of insulin. Rather, when taken consistently over time, metformin will help to reduce the amount of glucose your body releases into your blood stream naturally and will help to decrease insulin resistance.
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