Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 I hear that it works wonders for some meds is no longer necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 From a nurses stand point usuallt type II diabetes(adult onset) is controlled or completely disappears with weight loss and diet. I have read many postings from others who have had WLS that diabetes is one of the medical problems of obesity that goes away along with the excess weight. Waiting for approval B. --- R & M De Rooy soulcare@...> wrote: > Hi I am now awaiting operation dates from my Doctor. > In the meantime I have been suspected of having > diabetes. I have yet to have some glucose tolerance > test for confirmation. > > My question is How has the duodenal switch operation > affected diabetes in people? I am hoping that I am > low grade and maybe with the after effects of the > duodenal operation I might not need to be a > candidate for insulin injections. > Any input would be appreciated. > > from Australia > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 From a nurses stand point usuallt type II diabetes(adult onset) is controlled or completely disappears with weight loss and diet. I have read many postings from others who have had WLS that diabetes is one of the medical problems of obesity that goes away along with the excess weight. Waiting for approval B. --- R & M De Rooy soulcare@...> wrote: > Hi I am now awaiting operation dates from my Doctor. > In the meantime I have been suspected of having > diabetes. I have yet to have some glucose tolerance > test for confirmation. > > My question is How has the duodenal switch operation > affected diabetes in people? I am hoping that I am > low grade and maybe with the after effects of the > duodenal operation I might not need to be a > candidate for insulin injections. > Any input would be appreciated. > > from Australia > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 From a nurses stand point usuallt type II diabetes(adult onset) is controlled or completely disappears with weight loss and diet. I have read many postings from others who have had WLS that diabetes is one of the medical problems of obesity that goes away along with the excess weight. Waiting for approval B. --- R & M De Rooy soulcare@...> wrote: > Hi I am now awaiting operation dates from my Doctor. > In the meantime I have been suspected of having > diabetes. I have yet to have some glucose tolerance > test for confirmation. > > My question is How has the duodenal switch operation > affected diabetes in people? I am hoping that I am > low grade and maybe with the after effects of the > duodenal operation I might not need to be a > candidate for insulin injections. > Any input would be appreciated. > > from Australia > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 - I had been diagnosed with diabetes for 2 years when I had my surgery. I was on Glucophage to control it, but if I ate too much sugar or carbs and didn't exercise, my numbers would still get very high. I considered anything under 200 to be a " good number " for me. And that is actually kind of bad. I had surgery on Feb 2 of this year and have not taken glucophage (or anything else) for my diabetes since BEFORE surgery and my blood sugars have been PERFECT ever since. My morning numbers are regularly below 100 and rarely go above 100 at all. Normal range is between 80 and 140. I feel I am cured! This has been the case for so many. I hope you have the same good fortune. -Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA) BPD/DS Feb. 2, 2001 self-pay 5'5 " / 344 pounds / 33 years old Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts Have lost 67 pounds since surgery! Total of 76 pounds gone forEVER! http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/ > Hi I am now awaiting operation dates from my Doctor. > In the meantime I have been suspected of having diabetes. I have yet to have some glucose tolerance test for confirmation. > > My question is How has the duodenal switch operation affected diabetes in people? I am hoping that I am low grade and maybe with the after effects of the duodenal operation I might not need to be a candidate for insulin injections. > Any input would be appreciated. > > from Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 http://srn.surgery.uiowa.edu/ibsr/fall1998.htm intersting article on transpositioning of the intestines and it's effect on insulin secretion. It is suggestive of other mechanisms interplaying along with or as a totally seperate entity of the wt loss, that contributes to the disappearance or remission of the diabetes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 http://srn.surgery.uiowa.edu/ibsr/fall1998.htm intersting article on transpositioning of the intestines and it's effect on insulin secretion. It is suggestive of other mechanisms interplaying along with or as a totally seperate entity of the wt loss, that contributes to the disappearance or remission of the diabetes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 Hi in Australia--- Are they really planning glucose tollerance tests? In California, the standard for checking on diabetes is a simple blood test-- I have forgotten what it is called, but what they are testing is the long term blood sugar levals which apparently leave evidence in the blood cells as they are made. I never had a gluclose tolleance test when I was diagnosed two years ago. I am a fairly low grade diabetic (my term I don't know what the docs would call it) My sugars run between 120 to 150 without meds when I am behaving myself. If I forget to eat, I sometimes get down to the 90's like normal folks. I can spike up to the 180's if I have been indulging in too such sugar, but I feel so bad, that I very seldom do that any more. i did have a chum who regularly had sugars over 200, but they put her on meds right away and she now has very normal sugars. I am pre-op, but from what I understand (from Joe Frost and others) the sugar levels drop to near normal or normal pretty quickly. hang in there! maybe we can compare sugars post-op when we get there. Nan, BMI 70, 386 lbs, 5'2 " and waiting for approval. > > > Hi I am now awaiting operation dates from my Doctor. > In the meantime I have been suspected of having > diabetes. I have yet to have some glucose tolerance test > for confirmation. > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 Where is Australia are you? Tracey, Brisbane Aust. > >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: " duodenalswitch " duodenalswitch > >Subject: Diabetes questions >Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:35:15 +1000 > >Hi I am now awaiting operation dates from my Doctor. >In the meantime I have been suspected of having diabetes. I have yet to >have some glucose tolerance test for confirmation. > >My question is How has the duodenal switch operation affected diabetes in >people? I am hoping that I am low grade and maybe with the after effects of >the duodenal operation I might not need to be a candidate for insulin >injections. >Any input would be appreciated. > > from Australia _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 Where is Australia are you? Tracey, Brisbane Aust. > >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: " duodenalswitch " duodenalswitch > >Subject: Diabetes questions >Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:35:15 +1000 > >Hi I am now awaiting operation dates from my Doctor. >In the meantime I have been suspected of having diabetes. I have yet to >have some glucose tolerance test for confirmation. > >My question is How has the duodenal switch operation affected diabetes in >people? I am hoping that I am low grade and maybe with the after effects of >the duodenal operation I might not need to be a candidate for insulin >injections. >Any input would be appreciated. > > from Australia _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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