Guest guest Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thank you . That is good advise..I worry because of my weight still being so high..I hate the number I weigh..But as for everything else. I feel so much better...Physically and movement alone is night and day to my life before the DS..Actually I had no life before my surgery... In both my Moms case and my sisters case..They let it go so far and their diabetes just went out of control...So its hard to compare myself with their cases... I am watching my sugar intake...For both reasons the diabetic risk and weight loss... I wish you luck with your diabetic recurrence... Take Care, Subject: Re: Diabetis Question To: DS_Friends_Keshishian Date: Friday, July 11, 2008, 3:48 PM , I am one of the people it returned for. I recently asked Dr K about it. This is what he said (in general): There haven't been a lot of patients who have had it return, it depends on how bad you had it before the DS and your families history, he is not sure why it comes back for some and not for others. My advice at this point would be to watch the amount of sugars you are eating (which you SHOULD be doing anyway but I wasn't), same goes for getting out and excercising AND taking all your supplements, which includes asking Dr k and/or his staff if you labs get low what supplements to add! (Vit D, Iron, etc.) Most importantly, don't stress! Stress puts a strain on your system and increases blood sugars! Since my mom died of diabetes also, I can relate to your fears but I have a new favorite quote that says it well, " Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can! " I hope this helps. C DS 12/5/2002 Sacramento > > Hi, > I have been reading about some of the people on the list that have had their diabeis return...I never reached a good weight...I still consider > myself still very over weight...I have gone down from 487lbs to where > I am presently at 270 lbs... > My question is. Can I be at risk for it to return since I am still so heavy? I had it prior to the DS..I was handleing it for years with diet alone..then last last few years before the DS I had to take oral medication.. .I would really be devasated if it returned..My Mother and sister died from the illness...My sister died at age 46...But she didn't know she had it...She lost her leg and eye sight... > Wondering and worring... > Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 No problem. Denial is our biggest enemy! If you allow yourself to deny that it could come back and therefore eat too much sugar it will hurt you in the long run. If you ignore the early signs that it might be coming back (as I did) you deprive yourself the chance to make changes while it will still make a difference! Most of all, denial is what leads to all the scary complications from diabetes. Well, that has been my experience of diabetes anyway. ;0) C > > Thank you . That is good advise..I worry because of my weight still being so high..I hate the number I weigh..But as for everything else. I feel so much better...Physically and movement alone is night and day to my life before the DS..Actually I had no life before my surgery... > In both my Moms case and my sisters case..They let it go so far and their diabetes just went out of control...So its hard to compare myself with their cases... > I am watching my sugar intake...For both reasons the diabetic risk and weight loss... > I wish you luck with your diabetic recurrence... > Take Care, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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