Guest guest Posted May 31, 2000 Report Share Posted May 31, 2000 Within weeks after surgery I was off meds. before surgery I was up to three pills a day. Endocrinologist was not happy with my last blood work, said if I wasn't going for surgery that next week, he would h ave put me on insulin that day. After surgery, while in hospital I did need insulin. That is very common from the trauma of surgery. The dry skin is SOOOO much better. Let me just warn you, that dumping feels just like if you ate something full of sugar while diabetic. Very lethargic, need to sleep. It is very similar. Not a nice feeling. I was diabetic for about 5 y ears before surgery. Why are you hyperglycemic, are your meds not regulated right? When I was looking into th is surgery, I read where doctors were becoming very curiuos about t he relationship of this surgery and having normal blood sugars, they believe it has something to do with the part of the intestine that is removed. They did a study of people who lost the same amount of weight without surgery and those people were still diabetic, while the ones who had surgery and lost the same amount of weight, had normal blood sugars right after surgery. It does make sense, because after surgery we have the dumping syndrome from sugar. Doctors are wondering if it is something to do with that part of the intestine and how it breaks down sugars. When y our blood sugars are normal again, you will not believe how great you feel and the energy that comes back, I didn't realize how bad I was feeling with the blood sugars high, I was thinking it was just my advanced age. Right Dawn!! Good luck Jo Re: Splenda? jo, thank you. how long after surgery were you able tocome off meds.i have been having a problem withhyperglycemia..already have VERY dry skin am curiousif this changes after surgery . am very new to knowingi had diabetes so i am on a journey of learning about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2000 Report Share Posted May 31, 2000 jo - i lost server as i was sending this message originally not sure if it went through or not. i am at that point now 3 pills a day. i have hyperglycemia from taking prednisone, i know that will change after taking the med. but in the meantime it is not pleasant. this whole cycle of obesity and all th related health problems is plain frustrating. i am so looking forward to the days and weeks after surgery to come off the meds and feel better again. this question may sound odd but...do we eat enough after surgery as diabetics? it is so programmed into us to maintain a healthy blood level.....is there a period where it goes too low ..is the regimen different for those of us who r diabetic or does our body adjust to the changes? thank you. maura --- william rich wrote: > Within weeks after surgery I was off meds. before > surgery I was up to three pills a day. > Endocrinologist was not happy with my last blood > work, said if I wasn't going for surgery that next > week, he would h ave put me on insulin that day. > After surgery, while in hospital I did need insulin. > That is very common from the trauma of surgery. > The dry skin is SOOOO much better. Let me just warn > you, that dumping feels just like if you ate > something full of sugar while diabetic. Very > lethargic, need to sleep. It is very similar. Not > a nice feeling. I was diabetic for about 5 y ears > before surgery. Why are you hyperglycemic, are > your meds not regulated right? When I was looking > into th is surgery, I read where doctors were > becoming very curiuos about t he relationship of > this surgery and having normal blood sugars, they > believe it has something to do with the part of the > intestine that is removed. They did a study of > people who lost the same amount of weight without > surgery and those people were still diabetic, while > the ones who had surgery and lost the same amount of > weight, had normal blood sugars right after surgery. > It does make sense, because after surgery we have > the dumping syndrome from sugar. Doctors are > wondering if it is something to do with that part of > the intestine and how it breaks down sugars. When y > our blood sugars are normal again, you will not > believe how great you feel and the energy that comes > back, I didn't realize how bad I was feeling with > the blood sugars high, I was thinking it was just my > advanced age. Right Dawn!! Good luck > Jo > Re: Splenda? > > > jo, > thank you. how long after surgery were you able to > come off meds.i have been having a problem with > hyperglycemia..already have VERY dry skin am > curious > if this changes after surgery . am very new to > knowing > i had diabetes so i am on a journey of learning > about > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2000 Report Share Posted June 1, 2000 jo - i lost server as i was sending this messageoriginally not sure if it went through or not. i amat that point now 3 pills a day. i have hyperglycemiafrom taking prednisone, i know that will change aftertaking the med. but in the meantime it is notpleasant. this whole cycle of obesity and all threlated health problems is plain frustrating. i am solooking forward to the days and weeks after surgery tocome off the meds and feel better again. this questionmay sound odd but...do we eat enough after surgery asdiabetics? it is so programmed into us to maintain ahealthy blood level.....is there a period where itgoes too low ..is the regimen different for those ofus who r diabetic or does our body adjust to thechanges? thank you. That is why you will go off meds so soon after surgery. Make sure you are checking it a couple times a day after surgery. They will probably tell you right after surgery to decrease some, t hen within weeks be off of it. Regimen is no different for diabetics. Years ago i was on prednisone for bronchitis, that stuff makes you so hungy, no wonder its hard to lose weight. When is your surgery scheduled for? I know losing weight is the greatest thing for everybody, but for diabetics the rewards of feeling so much better are unbelievable!!!! Seriously, diabetics get used to feeling lousy, think it is normal. What a difference when you are healthy!!!! At 6 month blood check, doctor said my blood sugar levels were completely the same as a non diabetic person, like I had never been diabetic at all. Diabetes is rampant in my family, even for those who are not overweight, so this makes me very very happy, to be so healthy Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2000 Report Share Posted June 1, 2000 Right Dawn!! Good luck Jo Jo, I never said a word, not even a smirk! D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2000 Report Share Posted June 2, 2000 --- william rich wrote: > jo - i lost server as i was sending this message > originally not sure if it went through or not. i > am > at that point now 3 pills a day. i have > hyperglycemia > from taking prednisone, i know that will change > after > taking the med. but in the meantime it is not > pleasant. this whole cycle of obesity and all th > related health problems is plain frustrating. i am > so > looking forward to the days and weeks after > surgery to > come off the meds and feel better again. this > question > may sound odd but...do we eat enough after surgery > as > diabetics? it is so programmed into us to maintain > a > healthy blood level.....is there a period where it > goes too low ..is the regimen different for those > of > us who r diabetic or does our body adjust to the > changes? thank you. > > That is why you will go off meds so soon after > surgery. Make sure you are checking it a couple > times a day after surgery. They will probably tell > you right after surgery to decrease some, t hen > within weeks be off of it. Regimen is no different > for diabetics. Years ago i was on prednisone for > bronchitis, that stuff makes you so hungy, no wonder > its hard to lose weight. When is your surgery > scheduled for? I know losing weight is the greatest > thing for everybody, but for diabetics the rewards > of feeling so much better are unbelievable!!!! > Seriously, diabetics get used to feeling lousy, > think it is normal. What a difference when you are > healthy!!!! At 6 month blood check, doctor said my > blood sugar levels were completely the same as a non > diabetic person, like I had never been diabetic at > all. Diabetes is rampant in my family, even for > those who are not overweight, so this makes me very > very happy, to be so healthy > > Jo > jo, my surgery date is 7-31-00 10:30 am lawrence mem hosp. dr. randall. am really excited about my decision to have the surgery as it is going to help many of the health problems i have (diabetes and irritable bowel) my main concern of course is that it will allow me to have " normal blood levels and hopefully not to have any of the problems i have seen my family go through, yes it is also rampant in my family. i'll never forget seeing my grandfather in the wheelchair with no legs...from his diabetes. am doing all i can to never be in that position..i hope to god....and o h yes. prednisone is a very appetite enhancing nasty bugger....lol have been struggling to lose some weight b4 surgery but with that i feel like i have put every # back on + a few more...lol. thank you . maura CAT8dog1@... (new e-mail address) __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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