Actually, on a diabetes forum I frequent, a growing theory is that diabetics should be put on insulin earlier, as opposed to oral meds, because injecting insulin allows the pancreas to not have to work as hard to produce (or over-produce) its own. So, I would say you are probably right about those on insulin having a less likely chance of post-op resolution IF they were put on insulin only after years of oral meds because at that point, clearly, the severity of the diabetes had progressed to the point that the oral meds were nolonger effective. However, if someone had been on insulin from diagnosis instead of waiting to go oninsulin as a last resort, then their pancreas might still have enough functionality remaining to produce sufficient insulin on its own post-op.

I'm not still eating low carb, though I know I should and will eventually get back to it. Stress took me off my normal schedule/plan (working 60+ hours a week and planning my own wedding with 2 wedding receptions next month). When I am eating well, I eat mostly just meat, cheese, eggs, and an occasional vegetable. It doesn't sound like much variety, which can burn some people out, but I don't have much problem with it. Here are some meal examples:

- salad of lettuce and baby spinach, grilled chicken, bacon, hard boiled egg, cheese, and a creamy dressing
- boneless chicken baked with bacon and cheese, broccoli with cheese
- meatballs with no sugar added pasta sauce and lots of cheese metled on top
- eggs over easy and sausage patties (or Canadia bacon) with hollandaise sauce
- rotisserie chicken from the grocery store (just pick up a chicken and pick at it all day!)
- pork tenderloin with side of baby brussels sprouts cooked with butter and parmesan
- baked ham with side of mashed cauliflower
- burger with no bun topped with cheese, bacon, and lettuce, dipped in mayo mixed with bbq sauce
- sliced up hotdogs topped with melted cheese
- egg salad, either alone or spread on cheese slices

Anyway, you get the idea. No potatoes, rice, bread, pasta, carby veggies...always eat the protein first and then only the veggies if there's room.

If your c-peptide was that low, it's likely not going to bounce back. With type 2 diabetes, the pancreas suffers permanent damage. Those who see remission after WLS have a pancreas that is still capable of producing sufficient insulin for the body. If your islet cells are burned out, it is almost impossible to regenrate them. I would suggest a VERY low carb eating plan along the lines of Dr. Bernstein - eating fewer than 5g total carbs at every meal is so little that it does not require an insulin response from the body. It's not an easy way to eat (I did it for 6 weeks), but once you get used to it, it's not terrible, and you will likely see drastic improvements in your diabetes.

The surgery did seem to work for you.  One of the therories that we play around with is that if you never took insulin you have a better chance of being "cured" by weight loss surgery.  Are you still doing that low carb unrestricted fat diet?

Can you post some info about what you did and did not eat?

Went to the doc today. He told me that he does not think that my pancreas will bounce back. I am 9 weeks out from surgery and we have tried several different things to get me off of the insulin. No matter what, my fasting sugar was still almost 400. Sugars the rest of the day were in the 300's. I am back on insulin as of today and am just heartbroken over it. I wish that I could have been one of the lucky ones that have had their diabetes reversed. Doc wants to get me a pump. I have been insuin dependent for 10 years now. (I have always taken shots.) My last c-peptide level was 0.6 (which means hardly any insulin is being made at all). That was taken a few years ago. We are now awaiting the results of the new c-peptide test.  Don't get me wrong, I am so thankful for the weight loss thus far!!! I guess I should not fret about this being it was a gamble anyway. The only thing to do now is just accept it and move on just like I did when I first found out I was a diabetic. Thanks for reading my whiney post.....lol.

Probably an hour prior to the test. It happened again today after a protein shake. I think it is the protein shake. I always get nauseated, shaky and get a headache after I have them. Thanks for your input! I will try the meter and see what happens.