Question:
I need to know if anyone out her has had this surgery and been a diabetic for

more than 20 years    — Joy P. (posted on August 19, 2005)

August 19, 2005
I was for over 10 years don't know how much over 10 for sure but I will tell you that withing 8 weeks after surgery I was off all diabetic meds. I was taking the maxium dose of glucophage and actos and 2 insulin injections a day. Now I run blood sugars in the 80's - 90's all the time and once in a while will have problems with it getting too low. This is the best thing I could have done for myself and my son. If you have any specific question e-mail me...Nancy
   — nefish

August 19, 2005
I WAS a diabetic for 25 years, I had my surgery on December 7th,2004 and to date have lost 105 pounds, I have not had to take insulin (I was on the pump)for 6 months now. I check my blood sugar 2 times a week and have never in my life felt so good. My procedure was the best thing I have done for my self as it saved my life. Good luck to you on your journey.
   — slpyeyed

August 19, 2005
I have been diabetic for 23 years. I was on 32 units of insulin per day and several oral meds to help control it, I kept getting bigger and bigger, and the meds kept having to be increased. Six months after I had WLS I was off all meds and insulin, and my blood sugars have been normal since then, and I still check it every now and then and still have my HbA1c checked along with my other labs, to make sure my body is in perfect working order. It feel so good to be off a meds, except for vitimans. Good luck on your journey. Rosemary
   — wizz40

August 21, 2005
I have been a Type 1 Diabetic for 32 years, and I am almost 39 now. I had open RNY 2 years ago and have lost around 90lbs. Every pound lost after the first 50 has been a struggle, not from the lack of trying but because of the brittle Diabetes. I feel much better, but watching out for low blood sugars is a pain. Because I will always be on insulin, I have to be very careful and sometimes I am forced to eat even when not hungry if blood sugar is low. I am glad I had RNY and that I healed well.
   — Zipper R.