Re: Digest Number 1860

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In a message dated 08/06/2000 1:03:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes:

> Ooops. That was meant for Rexanne who is stamping out mental illness in

Tampa,

> not for the

> list...sorry! flo

>

I am glad you did post it! That was a good laugh . . my Fathe is bipolar, so

I could realte (not trips to Pris, but other wacky things!!!!!!)

Thanks for the laugh : )

[Guest guest]

> HAHA Funny Funny, HOWEVER I do know the answer to this one! The Doc said it

> is not necessary to have water. Juices, Gatorade etc.... What ever your

body

>

> can handle. In other words listen to your body. If you are thirsty drink.

> If

> your not don't. You know in other parts of the world people survive on

> very

> little liquids. just my two cents

> Trish

>

Well, Trish, I knew 1 way or another you would get us an answer!!: ) Thanks!

I really was concerned about that . . but , then why is it so strongly

reccomended to drink 64 oz. of water everyday? That's quite true about people

in other parts of the world!

Thanks for the insight! : )

[Guest guest]

Hi Darlene,

I had my surgery on 3/13/00. I was on 3 orals plus insulin at night

before surgery. My blood sugars were running around 220-240 after surgery

the first few weeks after surgery. I was on no meds. My local internist

saw me at 2 weeks because I had developed gout and put me back on insulin.

I am now nearly 5 months post op. I take 15-23 units of NPH insulin if my

blood sugar is above 150 at night. I have started taking 1000 mg. of

Glucophage with my evening meal. If I get my 2 mile walk in each day my

evening and morning blood sugars are 120 with out anything except for the

glucophage at the evening meal. My average blood sugar readings for the

last 2 weeks are 122, and 134 for 30 days. I am quite pleased. My A1c was

8.0, 3 months after surgery. I am sure it will be down near 6 in September

when I get it retested. I've lost 50 pounds and 13 inches alone on my

waist. So hang in there. My local doctor didn't want me to go around with

blood sugars that high after surgery, and they weren't coming down. I was

only taking 26 units of NPH at night prior to surgery, so I would think you

are going to need to have some very close monitoring for a while. I didn't

want to risk damage to my kidneys and eyes while waiting for the weight loss

to happen.

In Christ,

Betty

>

> Message: 13

> Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 02:53:00 -0000

> From: sumlinsr@...

> Subject: Aug 30th date! anybody else?

>

> Hi All, I have my airline tickets and my rental car now I just need a

> hotel. I am taking Debbie's advice and calling 800 medstay. Does

> anyone know who else might be having surgery the 30th?

> I have lost 5 pounds since starting the research on this, but I am

> just going to try not to gain any before the 30th. I have quit coffee

> and diet Pepsi as of today and I have a headache already. Is it best

> to go cold turkey or wean gradually? Since I am a diabetic it will

> seem strange to drink juices and Gatorade since I have avoided any

> drinks with calories. Did anyone else have trouble with the sugars

> that had diabetes or does it not bother you because you are drinking

> such little amounts? It sounds almost impossible to go from one day

> of taking 120 units of insulin, plus two other drugs for diabetes one

> day to none after surgery. I can't wait! Any diabetics that are post

> op, do you have any advice or information that might help me, and I

> have an all-time high A1c of 9.3 right now. Did it take you longer to

> heal? I am going to stay until I have my staples out at the next

> clinic; I am hoping they are healed by then. I am sorry to ask these

> questions on the list, but with our contact lists I don't know who

> was a diabetic or not. BTW I am type 2 like most obese diabetics. I

> have also heard that you come out of the diabetic fog that we are

> often in. I am looking forward to have a sharper mind. These are the

> kinds of things that are coming up now that I am just waiting for my

> dance with Dr. R.

> Thanks for being there everyone.

> ANTICAPACTION singing the song loudly

> Marjory

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Betty, Thank you for that information on the blood sugars.

Everyone is different and I will monitor my blood sugars and still

follow up with my pcp. It is the very best thing we can do for the

diabetes, that is what really motivated me to have the surgery.

Continued Success

Marjory

> Hi Darlene,

>

> I had my surgery on 3/13/00. I was on 3 orals plus insulin at

night

> before surgery. My blood sugars were running around 220-240 after

surgery

> the first few weeks after surgery. I was on no meds. My local

internist

> saw me at 2 weeks because I had developed gout and put me back on

insulin.

> I am now nearly 5 months post op. I take 15-23 units of NPH

insulin if my

> blood sugar is above 150 at night. I have started taking 1000 mg.

of

> Glucophage with my evening meal. If I get my 2 mile walk in each

day my

> evening and morning blood sugars are 120 with out anything except

for the

> glucophage at the evening meal. My average blood sugar readings

for the

> last 2 weeks are 122, and 134 for 30 days. I am quite pleased.

My A1c was

> 8.0, 3 months after surgery. I am sure it will be down near 6 in

September

> when I get it retested. I've lost 50 pounds and 13 inches alone on

my

> waist. So hang in there. My local doctor didn't want me to go

around with

> blood sugars that high after surgery, and they weren't coming

down. I was

> only taking 26 units of NPH at night prior to surgery, so I would

think you

> are going to need to have some very close monitoring for a while.

I didn't

> want to risk damage to my kidneys and eyes while waiting for the

weight loss

> to happen.

>

> In Christ,

> Betty

>

> >

> > Message: 13

> > Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 02:53:00 -0000

> > From: sumlinsr@c...

> > Subject: Aug 30th date! anybody else?

> >

> > Hi All, I have my airline tickets and my rental car now I just

need a

> > hotel. I am taking Debbie's advice and calling 800 medstay. Does

> > anyone know who else might be having surgery the 30th?

> > I have lost 5 pounds since starting the research on this, but I am

> > just going to try not to gain any before the 30th. I have quit

coffee

> > and diet Pepsi as of today and I have a headache already. Is it

best

> > to go cold turkey or wean gradually? Since I am a diabetic it will

> > seem strange to drink juices and Gatorade since I have avoided any

> > drinks with calories. Did anyone else have trouble with the sugars

> > that had diabetes or does it not bother you because you are

drinking

> > such little amounts? It sounds almost impossible to go from one

day

> > of taking 120 units of insulin, plus two other drugs for diabetes

one

> > day to none after surgery. I can't wait! Any diabetics that are

post

> > op, do you have any advice or information that might help me, and

I

> > have an all-time high A1c of 9.3 right now. Did it take you

longer to

> > heal? I am going to stay until I have my staples out at the next

> > clinic; I am hoping they are healed by then. I am sorry to ask

these

> > questions on the list, but with our contact lists I don't know who

> > was a diabetic or not. BTW I am type 2 like most obese diabetics.

I

> > have also heard that you come out of the diabetic fog that we are

> > often in. I am looking forward to have a sharper mind. These are

the

> > kinds of things that are coming up now that I am just waiting for

my

> > dance with Dr. R.

> > Thanks for being there everyone.

> > ANTICAPACTION singing the song loudly

> > Marjory

> >