how fast did your severe diabetes go away

  If you were severely diabetic, will you let me know your timeline for getting off shots and meds? My dad was on five shots a day and meds, watched diet very carefully, yet still ran high 200s to low 300s on average for blood sugar. He had his DS a couple of days ago, and Dr. Stewart just INCREASED his diabetes meds. Not the direction we wanted to go. I figured with the severity of his diabetes that he wouldn't walk out of the hospital without it, but didn't figure on the meds having to increased. We were just wondering what kind of timeline we might be able to look at?

Often, the stress of surgery increases the insulin needs.

I was fortunate. I took my last dose of insulin on the 3rd day after surgery and took my last oral meds the day before surgery.
My A1C is now 5.0

immeadeately post op  i required insulin , prior i was a very controlled leven of 6.5, we continued meds for about a year before determining that all diabetic med cou8ld be cut , im holding at 4.5  a1c, 
 i take pradaxa ,blood thinner, and will do so for life,  the damage from diabetes is forever, and stroking out really sucks.  Cured , i dont consider it as such,  stay vigilant , take daily sugar levels,  and always alert to its return, your change in diet may appear to solve your db2, but just not eatting gives false results.   

I am a type 2, WAS on an insulin pump and glucophage.

I was told by the idiot nurse at my surgeon's office to leave my pump at home that I would not need it after surgery. I ignored her advice but did cut my use in half the day before surgery.  My surgeon knew I was still wearing my inulsin pump during surgery.

My surgery was Jan 24th 2011. On Feb 1st, I took my insulin pump off for the last time. And on Feb 11th, I took my last insulin shot. I also dropped from 2000 mgs of glucophage to 500mg a day. By late April, I took the last of the glucophage.

My a1c in Oct 2010 (pre-op) was 8.2, in April 2011, it was 6.2, in Oct 2011 it was 5.9 and one month ago it was a 5.4.

I had been diabetic and on an insulin pump from 2002 to 2011. My diabetes dates back to 1991.

Liz

I don't know the answer to this but I do know that trauma to the body (surgery) does increase glucose levels.  I am positive that your dad's glucose will taper down tremendously with a little time.

I am hoping that he achieves a full remission of his diabetes.  It sounds like he had a very severe case and probably if it wasn't a newer diagnosed case it takes the body longer to "reset".  The longer we have diabetes 2, the more it mimics diabetes 1 - the pancreas actually stops producing insulin as much long, long term.  Diabetes sucks!

Hope you are well Amanda!

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Hi,

I have had diabetes since 1997. Before the surgery I was a ****tail of drugs to get my A1C down in the 6 range. They stopped all the meds a few days before the surgery. Now I am taking insulin daily but my fasting sugars are way too high. Like in the 170s so my diabetes has not resolved. Since I am on a feeding tube the insulin will stay and we will have to see how things are when I can eat normally. I expect I will have to go back to the hopefully just one diabetes meds.

Keep monitoring the blood sugar because you need it in range to promote healing. I am sure things will come down as weight comes off and time passes.

Hope this helps. Thanks, Terri