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Topic: Type 1 Diabetic going to have RNY
Hi everyone,
I am a Type 1 Diabetic and I am having RNY sometime in July/August. I have met with the surgeon, my nutritionist and my endocrinologist. They are all on board and think it is a good idea for me. I am very excited
But, they have all mentioned that I may not lose as quickly as a regular RNY patient because of the insulin I will still have to take. Have any of you other Type
1-ers run into this and noticed that you lose very slowly? I don't mind but I keep reading about all of these people who lose like a pound a day for the first few months and I'm wondering if it is different for Type 1 Diabetics. Any thoughts....
I am a Type 1 Diabetic and I am having RNY sometime in July/August. I have met with the surgeon, my nutritionist and my endocrinologist. They are all on board and think it is a good idea for me. I am very excited
But, they have all mentioned that I may not lose as quickly as a regular RNY patient because of the insulin I will still have to take. Have any of you other Type1-ers run into this and noticed that you lose very slowly? I don't mind but I keep reading about all of these people who lose like a pound a day for the first few months and I'm wondering if it is different for Type 1 Diabetics. Any thoughts....
Erin
Topic: glucose tabs?
I'm seeing a new endocrinologist who has me on 5 units of Novolog every time I eat and 25 units of Lantus at bedtime. Well my sugars been going low and my question is if it's low and I take a glucose tablet( a tablet that tastes like tums from walmart). Is that enough to stabalize me or do I still need to eat. Last night well this morning(1:30am) I woke up shaking I ate 2 glucose tablets and ate three peanut butter crackers and my sugar went to 115, do I need to do both. Thanxs
Thanxs, Amy
HW267/SW257/CW172/GW148
Topic: Dr. Mario Alberto Almanza-Reyes
I was just posting this because I've had more people than I thought, write me and let me know how much their sorry and how they are praying. My momma is one of the nicest people out there, I wish that we can individually meet each and every person on this website that are planning on going to Dr. Almanza. I wish I could take you guys through a normal day in my life now that everything has messed up in my life. Going through my last summer as a high school student. I can't have fun... I won't have fun. I want justice to be served!!! I want to save someone's life. Please this is NO JOKE!! I wake up everyday and I think and pray about anybody who's in or going into surgery with Dr. Almanza... I pray for you guys. I don't even know you guys. My mom has been in ICU on a ventilator for 7 days now... my best friend... I can't go see her whenever I want to anymore... visiting hours are precise. My mom won't be able to see the 17th Anniversary of me arriving in this world, because she's too busy going through something that shouldn't have ever happened!!! DOCTORS MAKE MISTAKES... BUT WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR MAKES MISTAKES OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.. Yes, you might have had a WONDERFUL experience... but listen to the stories people.. just because you were lucky DOES NOT mean that everybody else was. There are many people around the United States and Canada that are dealing with their friends and/or family members DYING with deadly infections, holes in stomachs, esophagus, etc. You guys keep telling your friends to go.... and eventually, you are going to go through what me and my family and plenty other families are going through right now. I'm not trying to harsh Dr. Almanza's "mellow".... I am truly, honestly, and dedicative to preventing as many people from going to this doctor as possible. Please spend the extra money and getting done by someone who is, not only cheap and kind, but dedicated to helping you. Not a doctor who is just going to WHAM BAM over and never see you post-op (to many people). Please PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE..... I am not doing this to get back at Dr. Almanza or anybody that is working over there just because they've done this to my momma. I am doing this to prevent YOU from ever going through something like this. It IS NOT FUN.
Love always and forever,
Miranda
Love always and forever,
Miranda
Topic: RE: Were you ever in diabetic denial?
Same here, my teen years I didn't want to be bothered. After all I was young and looked healthy on the outside. Unfortunately, that has had some efffect on me as an adult, but sutre! I thnik everyone has denial at some point. Who wouldn't just want to forget about having this disease for a day (or two) no feeling like a pin cushion, no blood sugar readings, no reading carb grams on labels...it's natural but it needs to be kept in check, for your own sake (and mine ) 
Erin
Topic: RE: Type 1 Diabetes with a Pump and RNY
I am a Type 1 Daibetic since the age of 12. (Currently 34) I have been on a pump for the last 9 years. I am having RNY in 2 months and at the last visit to my NUT she gave me a sample of a glucose gel called "Gluco Burst" its a fast acting glucose gel for hypo reactions. She said taht because it is only 15 grams of sugar, she finds that it is easier on her diabetic BS patients than drinking some juice or candy. Also becasue it's a gel it absorbs into the thin skin in your mouth rather than having to swallow it if you don't want to. Anyway that is what I was told. You could try it
Good Luck to you!
Good Luck to you!
Erin
Topic: RE: Which surgery would be best for my diabetes?
I HAD THE RNY PROCEDURE DONE AS MY DOCTOR SAID IT WAS MORE EFFECTIVE ELIMINATING DIABETES. SURE ENOUGH I HAD IT DONE AND ALMOST INSUIN FREE.
I HAVE WENT FROM 3X 30 UNITS A DAY TO SOME DAYS NONE AT ALL OR A SMALL SLIDING SCALE.
IM GLAD I OPTED FOR THE RNY.
MY LIFE HAS CHANGED!!!
I HAVE WENT FROM 3X 30 UNITS A DAY TO SOME DAYS NONE AT ALL OR A SMALL SLIDING SCALE.
IM GLAD I OPTED FOR THE RNY.
MY LIFE HAS CHANGED!!!
P D.
on 6/2/10 4:33 pm
on 6/2/10 4:33 pm
Topic: any kidney transplant patients have wls surgery yet? if so what type ?
ANY TRANSPLANT PATIENT HAVE WLS YET? IF SO, DID IT REVERSE YOUR DIABETES FROM THE STEROIDS? AND HOWS THING GOING????
Topic: RE: Diabetes again?
My understanding is that sometimes the pancreas just is... burnt out. And weight loss doesn't solve that. :(
I belong to a great support group for diabetes and pregnancy/childrearing, if you're interested... lmk
I belong to a great support group for diabetes and pregnancy/childrearing, if you're interested... lmk
HW 309 SW 268 CW 196
Topic: RE: confused between RNY & DS
jillybean,
Thanks so much for your informative response. Definately has given me food for thought. I will reveiw WLS choices again, and take your comments into full consideration.
Thanks so much for your informative response. Definately has given me food for thought. I will reveiw WLS choices again, and take your comments into full consideration.
(deactivated member)
on 5/27/10 10:06 pm - Woodbridge, VA
on 5/27/10 10:06 pm - Woodbridge, VA
Topic: RE: confused between RNY & DS
As soon as I learned about the DS, it was very obvious to me which was the right option for me. Before I knew about the DS, I didn't want to have WLS because I thought the only option were the band and RNY, and I thought they both sounded pretty horrible to live with. Being type 2, of course, I didn't even really consider the band, so I was focused on RNY. My fears/hesitations about the RNY:
- potential dumping syndrom
- potential reactive hypoglycemia
- man-made stomas known to stretch over time
- malabsorption of calories only lasts about 1-2 years, so then you're back to absorbing all the calories you eat again, so what was the point of having only temporary malabsorption of calories?
- potential for food getting "stuck"
Also, I had known multiple people in person who had had RNY, and while they were mostly successful weight-wise, many of them looked, somwhat sickly, as in pale or rough looking skin, lots and lots of hair loss, etc. I now know that this is likely because they were given very poor supplementation advice, but when I met a lage group of local DSers in person, they all looked so healthy (I also now know that DSers, in general, tend to be much more proactive and directly involved in their own supplementation plans).
So, when I discovered the DS, of course, I was first scared off by how "invasive" and "complicated" it was. But once I got past that silly hype and did real research, I discovered the following about the DS:
- higher initial success rate for weight loss than RNY
- higher long term success at keeping weight off than RNY
- higher percentage of type 2 diabetes resolution in the short term
- higher percentage of type 2 diaetes STAYING resolved long term
- no bypassing of the pylorus (read: no dumping nor hypoglycemima as a result of the surgery)
- no man-made stomas to stretch out over time
Neither procedure comes without risks or potential side effects, so, of course, I started hearing about the gas and diarrhea issues with the DS. Funny, though, when I lurked on the RNY boards, I would see threads about these topics frequently, so I knew it was a potential risk with either procedure, just that it was stressed more about the DS as basically a scare tactic. The difference was that the DSers seemed to always have suggestions for preventing these issues. I noticed very quickly that the DS community, in general, seemed very much more educated about their procedure and how to live with it, including how to prevent potential issues. That's not to say all RNYers haven't a clue, but I think many end up with the RNY because it's so much easier to get without research (just run to your nearest WLS clinic, they all do RNY!), whereas most people get the DS because they've DONE research and sought it out.
It's funny when I pot studies showing the better results on type 2 diabetes with the DS, I often get a comment from someone who says you can find a study to support just about any point you're trying to make. Funy thing is, I have yet to find a single study that directly compares the RNY and DS for diabetes and concludes that the RNY is the better choice for type 2 diabetes. Some studies lump the RNY and DS together as "malabsorptive" procedures, so they imply that the RNY and DS have the same success rate in resolving diabetes, but I have never seen one that concludes that the RNY is better at resolving diabetes than the DS.
So, for me, it was obvious. You're taking vitamins 3-4 times a day with both procedures, so that wasn't a factor in my mind. Oh, also, you can take NSAIDs with the DS since there is no blind stomach, but that also wasn't a factor for me because I'm allergic to NSAIDs anyway.
- potential dumping syndrom
- potential reactive hypoglycemia
- man-made stomas known to stretch over time
- malabsorption of calories only lasts about 1-2 years, so then you're back to absorbing all the calories you eat again, so what was the point of having only temporary malabsorption of calories?
- potential for food getting "stuck"
Also, I had known multiple people in person who had had RNY, and while they were mostly successful weight-wise, many of them looked, somwhat sickly, as in pale or rough looking skin, lots and lots of hair loss, etc. I now know that this is likely because they were given very poor supplementation advice, but when I met a lage group of local DSers in person, they all looked so healthy (I also now know that DSers, in general, tend to be much more proactive and directly involved in their own supplementation plans).
So, when I discovered the DS, of course, I was first scared off by how "invasive" and "complicated" it was. But once I got past that silly hype and did real research, I discovered the following about the DS:
- higher initial success rate for weight loss than RNY
- higher long term success at keeping weight off than RNY
- higher percentage of type 2 diabetes resolution in the short term
- higher percentage of type 2 diaetes STAYING resolved long term
- no bypassing of the pylorus (read: no dumping nor hypoglycemima as a result of the surgery)
- no man-made stomas to stretch out over time
Neither procedure comes without risks or potential side effects, so, of course, I started hearing about the gas and diarrhea issues with the DS. Funny, though, when I lurked on the RNY boards, I would see threads about these topics frequently, so I knew it was a potential risk with either procedure, just that it was stressed more about the DS as basically a scare tactic. The difference was that the DSers seemed to always have suggestions for preventing these issues. I noticed very quickly that the DS community, in general, seemed very much more educated about their procedure and how to live with it, including how to prevent potential issues. That's not to say all RNYers haven't a clue, but I think many end up with the RNY because it's so much easier to get without research (just run to your nearest WLS clinic, they all do RNY!), whereas most people get the DS because they've DONE research and sought it out.
It's funny when I pot studies showing the better results on type 2 diabetes with the DS, I often get a comment from someone who says you can find a study to support just about any point you're trying to make. Funy thing is, I have yet to find a single study that directly compares the RNY and DS for diabetes and concludes that the RNY is the better choice for type 2 diabetes. Some studies lump the RNY and DS together as "malabsorptive" procedures, so they imply that the RNY and DS have the same success rate in resolving diabetes, but I have never seen one that concludes that the RNY is better at resolving diabetes than the DS.
So, for me, it was obvious. You're taking vitamins 3-4 times a day with both procedures, so that wasn't a factor in my mind. Oh, also, you can take NSAIDs with the DS since there is no blind stomach, but that also wasn't a factor for me because I'm allergic to NSAIDs anyway.
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