COME ON POST-OPS...HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

MY SURGERY DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 7, 2008...SO ON THIS PAST TUESDAY I WENT TO ST. V'S FOR MY PRE-OP TESTS...... GOT A CALL ON WEDNESDAY FROM MY SURGEONS NURSE AND SHE TOLD ME MY A1C WAS 10.5 AND NEEDS TO BE 8 IN ORDER TO GET SURGERY...SHE TOLD ME TO GET WITH MY PCP AND AGRESSIVELY WORK AT IT..THEN ON JULY 1, THEY WILL RETEST IT...IF ITS NOT AT 8 THEY MIGHT HAVE TO POSTPONE..... I HAVE WORKED TOO HARD TO GET TO THIS POINT!!!!  ANY SUGGESTIONS?

The thing about a A1C is that shows how the blood sugar has been over a 3 month period. It is going to be hard to get it down so fast, since the other 2 months are going to be on it. The only thing that I can think of is to try a liquid diet for a couple of weeks. It is not only going to help defat the liver but that is when I got off insulin was when I did it for my surgery. It happened 1 week before surgery and the pump was gone and I have never looked back. I would try the liquids and make sure that you get the protein drinks in~and I was told at least 24 ounces of them a day. That is worth a try and I hope that it works. It just might. Let us know how things are going for you. I will keep you in my prayers and I am sending you love and BIG hugs too.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.  I AM GOING TO DO MY BEST...I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.  WHAT LIQUID DIET DID YOU DO??

Without having low blood surgars it will be very hard to get that average down to 8.  Get with your PCP ASAP. They may be able to get you into diatician that can put you on a safe low glycemic diet. Good Luck. 

THANK YOU FOR THE INFO... I AM ON 1200CAL..TAKING GLYBURIDE 5MG IN AM, BYETTA 10MCG BEFORE BREAKFAST, 2  GLYBURIDE PILLS IN EVENING, ALONG WITH 10MCG BYETTA AT DINNER, THEN 60 UNITS OF LANTUS AT BEDTIME......

If your sugars are averaging more than 140, you won't be able to get that A1C down ... plus as was already stated, it averages 3 months, so getting it that low in 2.5 weeks is a little unrealistic.  Perhaps Dr. Kaderabek would be willing to proceed if you showed that the past two weeks of sugars were averaging 140 or better??  It's worth a try.  But you must talk to your PCP or endocrinologist ASAP to increase lantus, perhaps add humalog during the day, for better sugar control.  Increasing exercise will also help.

THANK YOU JESS FOR THE INFO..I HAVE STEPPED UP EVERYTHING.... I WANT THIS SO BAD!

I don't know if this will help in 2 weeks but, taking cinnamon capsule have really helped control my sugar.  I would say lots of low fat protein, exercise and no carbs... good luck 

HANG IN THERE GIRL! I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT YOUR CONDITIONS, BUT LISTEN TO JESSICA, SHE KNOWS ALOT ABOUT HEALTH CONDITIONS. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU - JUST FOLLOW THOSE DRS. ORDERS TO A TEE, & KNOW WE ARE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU! YOU'LL BE ON THE LOSERS BENCH SOON- KEEP THE FAITH!!!

I don't know alot about all this, but would going on Insulin help get the sugars down? I guess shots would not be fun, but in the big picture might be worth it.