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I'm going to add this link to the ones you might want to check out, too: EAT It does a nice job breaking down what exactly it is, what can cause it, how to deal with it, etc.
if she would be able to eat enough to maintain her sugars, and if she did get shaky if she would be able to eat enough to stable herself out again. I'm going to add this link to the ones you might want to check out, too: [url=http://www.kktitular.tk] TREATMENT [/url] It does a nice job breaking down what exactly it is, what can cause it, how to deal with it, etc.
It should keep happening! Perhaps you will be one of the ones who can get off your medication. Even if you have significant reductions, just think how great that is. It also means your insulin resistance is resolving....
Thank you so much for the website...I'll check it out. Dr. DROPPED my nighttime Lantus from 95 to 50 and I have not had any more problems. I'm pretty much completely off of NOVOLOG 3 times a day...and I don't have surgery until Nov 16. Now I'm starting to get excited. I appreciate your quick response.
Patty Jo
Exactly! And, although frustrating, you hit the nail on the head - you are the HEALTHIEST you have ever been! To me, that is the most important thing.
Keep posting if it helps. I am interested in how you do!
How frustrating. However, if you look at your starting weight, you have lost almost 30% of that to date. That's great news! Have you attempted to vary anything, like your exercise time/type or fluid intake? These are just a few random ideas that I know have helped others in a stall. When I hit one about 6 months out that wouldn't move, I upped my protein considerably and added a few of the protein shots. That got things moving again. Sometimes our bodies just accommodate to whatever we are doing very quickly, and we need to shake them up (safely and sensibly) to get them unstuck....
Patty Jo - that's great. You'll need to do that frequently after surgery as your needs will change dramatically over time. I was at 40 Lantus before surgery and now am at 14, so you can imagine the number of adjustments I've made over the past 13 months.
I know a FANTASTIC diabetic educator whose office is in the Philadelphia area, but he does a lot of work with people over the phone or Skype. He really got me straightened out post-surgically and helped me change my entire dosage schedule. He is also diabetic, on a pump and gets it. After 26 years as a diabetic, I didn't think there was much more to learn, but wow - have I!
His name is Gary Scheiner and he is the owner of Integrated Diabetes. He wrote a really interesting and informative book that has helped me a lot,called "Think Like a Pancreas" Here's the web address if you want to check out some of what he has posted
I know you have a lot on your mind right now, so just hang on to this. Or ask about it again later if needed and I'll repost.
When is your next post-op visit? Can you call someone on your team to review your status? I had frequent stalls on my way down for months at a time. Did you and your surgeon discuss what you could expect in terms of total weight loss? I had RNY, so I'm not as knowledgeable about VSG and what you can expect.
Stay strong and keep doing the right things.....
