Question:
dibetic

i have had surgery jan 25 but i have been mean as a bear then i ck my sugar 243 man this is why i did this what do i do    — ginyaruth (posted on March 8, 2010)

March 8, 2010
HI Iam also a diabetic ,when you have your surgery your sugars will go up ,I been up to 450 and they do go back down,it will take some time ,just take your meds .
   — twinkle6810

March 8, 2010
i also had the surgery 02/08/2010 for this reason. i have had to have a few injections of insulin since surgery too. after talking to my primary care doctor last week he prescribed metfformin and said that it would keep my blood sugar from going low until by body readjusts.
   — Gary123

March 8, 2010
Hi there, I feel your pain. I had hoped to be one of the folks whose sugars get normal by themselves within a few days or weeks of surgery. It's four weeks today, and I still have high morning sugars... in the 140-170 range. I really don't want to go back to my diabetes doc, I told her good-bye before the surgery!! Honestly, I had always been really good about taking my sugars and injecting but I've kinda lost some interest. I know this is an attitude thing, and that even slightly elevated sugars over the long haul can cause complications. So... I will come around. I'm just frustrated, because I, too chose RNY in part because of hoping to get out of diabetes for good. But... the stats are about 80% of type 2 diabetics get "cured" after RNY... I guess I was one of the "lucky" 20% who don't. Wah. Well, I'm pinning my hopes on the big weight loss to come. Hopefully that will make a difference in my diabetes status. In the mean time... and I'm lecturing myself here... we need to get back to the doc! And test our sugars! And take our insulin or other meds!!!! Can't do RNY for health reasons then get unhealthy because of attitude problems. OK, I hear myself, I'll make an appointment today!!!
   — Greg K.

March 8, 2010
I had rny in part for this reason too. The last person to meet with me before I checked out was an endocronologist. We discussed how this surgery can change life for people with diabetes. She said something very helpful to me and I'm going to pass it along. My genetic card was stacked against me. My mother was a Type I. I was the first to become Type II at 32. My brother and father both recently got it. It was going to happen to me at some time or other no matter what. She said "This is a life saving and extending surgery. Diabetes will always be in your path, but this surgery does put it into remission for many people." She told me as long as my sugars don't go above 150 for a few consequtive tests I don't need to go back on my oral meds. I am off Byetta for good which I am greateful for. If I do have to take the meds I take a 50% dose and watch for low blood sugars. It takes time for this to all work out. I just had my surgery a week ago today so I am in the full liquids phase.I will have to watch closely as I move through the stages and see what happens when various kinds of foods are added. So, in a sense, it is a different kind of work to pay attention to then before. I wish all of you the best of luck with your wishes for your diabetes and this sugery. Hang in there.
   — FindingAndrea

March 9, 2010
I have been a diabetic for over thirty five years and am two months post RNA. I had taken 30 units of Lantis every night and Nova Log at least three to four times a day. I now take fifteen units of Lantis at night and have not taken any more Nova Log. My morning test is between 80 and 95 almost all the time whith my highest on some days during the day up to 140. I have not been this well controled without injections for over thirty years. It is not totally gone, but I am thankfull that is better controlled after surgery.
   — Jim Christian