Hey groupies, I'm new to this site and super excited to have my RNY but I am scared

Jackietex, Thanks for your reply. I am so happy to hear you haven't any regrets. I think this is a big step for someone to take to completely change themselves and their lifestyle to support the changes. I'm really glad there are people on here willing to give advice and be honest about it. I would hate to have it sugar coated and find out two months after the procedure that it was all for naught. ;-)

By the way, nice to see you again, stranger!

HOLY MOLY!!! And I thought my co-morbitities were bad. I have type 2, and although it isn't guaranteed I'll be "cured", I'm so tired of feeling like **** that I've set my mind to the fact that RNY is my best bet to be here longer for my kids and grandkids. I'm 7 days on my liquid diet, surgery is Feb 24th, and even though I feel like I could starve to death, it is totally worth it! I'm scared, nervous YET extremely excited to start my new life!! I did ALOT of research, I mean ALOT! That made me feel better, maybe it will help you. Good luck, I know it's hard but it's going to be worth it.

Hi Lorie. Good luck with the process.  I never had diabetes, but I have insulin resitance.  The RNY did not cute that. I think it may even made it worse... 

To maintain good BS I avoid carbs. Even the so called "good carbs" like beans, or even some so called  "fiber".

I had problem with maintaining stable BS, and understanding what was going on in my body until some introduced me to Dr Bernstein diet.... Sudenly things made a lot of sense. 

I am sure you probably heard about that , but in case you did not check it out... He wrote a book, but you don't need to buy it because most of the info is available free for download... (i am always sceptical when people claim they are doing things to help other but the only way you can learn what to do if you buy something from them...and his approach is not like that...I respect that...) 

Good luck in your journey. 

I was 52 I think , ha, when I had RNY . I needed new knees and type two diabetes , etc etc. I never dreamt 13 years later I would wear a size 8. Ride my bike miles every day and best of all my relationship with food is: I guess I should eat sonething, hmm did I eat today ? Just no interest . I found the real secret is quantity. I make good choices the majority of the time because I can eat so little . My only bad thing this far down is my Vit D tanks now and then and it's painful but I start on 50,000 mg and good to go.i must admit I switched addictions , i lovee riding my bike . I am 66 now and as small as I was on high school. You can do it too, our grand babies need us around. Sending you love 

Wow, Kathy,  you sound really encouraging and upbeat. I really try not to offend or minimize those that have chosen the RNY because of obesity. I actually was a little overweight, but by the time I got done with the doctors and all their advice and even those that said, "you are not a candidate because your BMI isn't high enough, but if  "I were you in your medical condition...I would stop at every fast food joint I could find to gain the weight." I chose to eat myself to a medical level that would enable me to have a bariatric procedure, not because I was overweight but because I am too sweet!. lol. Obesity is awful, it is a disease that definitely takes its toll on your body, mind and spirit, then there are always those that like to make fun and embarrass others due to their weight. So please, I don't want anyone to think that I am trying to minimize or offend anyone. For God's sake, I am giving up pasta for a procedure that could enhance my life in so many ways...and I may fit into a sundress that will actually look good...;-)

I guess I don't really understand your diagnosis of type 1 and 2 diabetes, type 1 is an autoimmune disease that is typically diagnosed when you are younger and means you need insulin.  My doctor told me as years passed as a type 2 I would get to the point that oral meds stopped working and might need insulin also.  Not really sure how you are both.  I have never heard anyone say that before.  My mother was a type 1 very brittle diabetic for over 30 years, she passed away 14 years ago at the age of 61, I had wls 2 years after I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and have been in remission ever since.  I have reactive hypoglycemia and need to be thoughtful in my eating to avoid blood sugar crashe****ting 45 gets scary pretty quickly.  I wish you good luck although gaining weight and insurance ramifications is something I would not do, ethically a doctor suggesting you gain 30 pounds sounds very unreasonable, there has to be an insurance board you can go to to get that weight requirement waved.  If you proceed as planned, delete all these posts and never speak of it again. Good luck.

Hi, Heidi~Thanks for joining the conversation. To clear things up, I was diagnosed i***** at age 28 w Type 2 because the physician said my body didn't use the insulin I produced properly...1 injection a day but i continued to have complications that the drs couldnt quite figure out using traditional meds and therapies. Diet, excercise, injections, pills....so this continued for probably 10 yrs. At one point I was admitted to ICU because blood sugar was clinically over 2K and the Dr's had never seen it that high and I was in DKA. Utilizing my insulin pump (a moot point actually), IV insulin therapy and other meds, they were able to get it down to 600. I was not allowed anything to eat or drink and had IV's in both arms. They were only able to drop it by 200 pts per day for fear of causing I believe they said water on the brain or swelling of the brain but I do not remember which. The hospitalist said he had never seen anyone w a blood sugar that high and survive...other than the normal DKA symptoms and my eyes feeling grainy and a migraine, i felt ok. But then, organs began to shut down or become sluggish. Anyway...Once it was down to 600, I was permitted to eat and drink water. Then it began dropping properly and I was able to go home. I was taken from ICU to a regular room and was there for a couple days. So this hospital stay was not a quick or fun one. Come to find out the barrel inside my pump that pushes the insulin from the pump into the tubing had cracked toward the end that is inside the pump. So the pump looked as if it was giving me insulin, but it was only providing a drop every time the lowest part of the barrel hit the highest part of the break. Once that was figured out by the hospital lab, we ordered a new pump and the next day I was able to go home with the new pump and things were fine.  The following year, I was admitted with blood sugars at around 1K...same process, different doctor and hospital. The pump was not the culprit this time, my body was. I was sent to MAYO in Mn for further testing by other doctors. For whatever reason, I was not able to use the insulin, I think it was Novolog, that I had been using for 10-12 yrs. Anyway, doctors ascertained that my body had built up a resistance. Dr's changed brands and dosages and determined that I was Type 1 because my body did not produce any insulin.  So, things changed such as the dosage amounts, diet, supplements, therapies and diabetes management team. So now, since MAYO said I was Type 1, it was in concrete....they thought. I ended up in hospital again w a bs of 800 and the drs could not get it to come down using traditional therapies...it would drop down to 200 and would shoot back up to 700 within a short amount of time...within a couple hour time frame and I had had nothing consumed by mouth to cause it to bounce around. The Diabetes care team began a process of elimination and treatments. Finally, an endo that was part of the care team was able to pinpoint the problem. I was diagnosed in 2013 with Type 1 and Type 2 and insulin resistant. Further testing showed that my body is unable to maintain chromium which is what supports all mechanisms to allow the insulin to work properly in my body. I am currently taking prescriptions for chromium piclinate 200 mg/day, Vit D is also not maintainable and take 50,000 U/wk, magnesium is usually less than .05 upon bloodwork so I am currently taking 3000 mg/day prescription bec the second my mag drops, so do I...I also cannot maintain potassium or phosphorus levels normally....most all of these are minerals and the culprit chromium is what helps to maintain blood sugars plus supports most all of these minerals. I am also willing to provide you with lab proof that my triglycerides were 1200+ and my cholesterol was 800+, and my care team told me that these are a direct association with the inability to maintain the minerals and sodium levels. my body is a mess, I have had 7 small heart attacks, my first was in 2006 when i was 39...but due to my circulatory system being so small due to the diabetes, i was not a candidate for a stint until 2010 when they inserted an infant stent. I currently have a R bundle branch block...Diabetes has also effected my eyesight, i have neuropathy from my toes to above my knees and have stage 2 renal failure.  I also have not only fatty liver but non-alcoholic cirrhosis and stage two renal failure. Being type 1 and type 2 is somewhat manageable if you do not have other issues such as i have above. Because not only did my endo, the bariatric surgeon and MAYO all concur that I have both types, and they all in their professional opinions deemed RYN to be a good course of treatment, I trust them and have agreed to it, as did my insurance company and on the first submission. Yes, we know the duodenal switch is the best course of treatment for diabetics, however, the surgeon refused to perform that particular BS because i already have the liver and kidney damage and the DS would possibly damage them even more. My blood sugars swing like crazy, when I drop, I do not know it is coming on until its already there. My pump has the sensors and it keeps me pretty well where I need to be, but even the sensors dont always catch it in time. I will also spike at 3 or 400 and have to bolus massive amts of insulin. Not everyone is textbook and not everyone is the same in reaction. My endo told me boldfaced that diabetes is killing me and he cannot stop the progression. In fact, a MAYO endo and my local endo have both told me this so I can do nothing other than trust their judgement, take their advice and do what they advise me to do...by the way, my doctor did not advise me to gain 30 lbs. When i asked him if it were him in my shoes, what would he do, he said, "i cannot tell you to gain 30 lbs. that would not be ethical, but if I were in my shoes, I would be hitting the fast food joints".  30 lbs isnt gonna kill me, in fact i wasnt able to gain all of it, but diabetes is sure trying to kill me. 6 of 1 and 1/2 a dozen of the other...hope this clears it all up for you.