This is me the night before the op...



This is me one year on..



85 pounds weight lost, 2.5 months off insulin, sleep apnoea gone, down from 18 tablets a day to 3, 18 inches off my waist....HOORAY!!!!

I agree. Research...research...research. I had the VSG and the doctor was confident that my diabetes would be resolved within 3 months of surgery. I'm off one of my meds and my fasting sugars are holding...they aren't too bad but not where I want them yet.  I'm hoping they will come down. Some with VSG have almost immediate resolution.

There are people on the boards for both surgeries that have had success.  But this is a very personal decision and one you must weigh carefully. I believe my research indicated about the same results for both RNY and VSG and I liked the idea of the ghrelin hormone being removed with the VSG.  But, I also know the DS has a fantastic success rate for diabetes. I just wasn't willing to have my intestines re-routed yet. It is an option to revise to that though if my diabetes doesn't resolve itself. The VSG is really just the first stage of the DS. So, I wanted to try this first in the hopes I would be succesful.

Best wishes to you in your decision! I know I struggled with this as well.

So this is my first time to post here but I have been reading the forums and I love that everyone is so supportive of each other. I really just wanted to get some thoughts from people about VSG and their diabetes. I have been going back and forth between VSG and bypass during the last 6 months and my waiting period is at its end as soon as I go to my next weight management meeting which is this week and I still cant decide which is right. I am leaning toward VSG because I don't like the thought of nutritional deficits and having my internal anatomy rearranged. I  am 28 and have been diabetic for 4 years and my HW 257/ CW 243. Any help would be much appreciated.

Just wondering if it can be used safely while taking Lantus and Novolog?

I know that diabetes is known as a progressive disease... more often than not, it will get worse over time. By having gastric bypass, you have greatly minimized potential future complications or at least delayed them for a significant period of time. You even said that even though your diabetes improved for a short while, it is not as bad as it used to be. This is a VICTORY for you.

Keep in mind that those with long term diabetes have progressed much further in the disease than someone who has only had it for a few years. When you hear the statistics about diabetes being totally resolved with RNY, more often than not it is for patients who have had diabetes for under 5 years. Again, you are experiencing success because your diabetes is not as bad as it was previously.

My dad has had Type 2 diabetes for 15 years and is on max doses of oral medications. The doctor told him his next step is going to be insulin. I did some research (I also used to be a pharmaceutical rep) and came across some studies that talked about the most researched herb in the world and how it was helping people lower glucose levels. They have put this herb in coffee and tea. Since my dad was a coffee drinker, I got some for him to see if it would help. The information on the coffee says it is not meant to treat, cure, or diagnose but I can tell you what it did for my dad. His fasting glucose averaged 150-175 and his 2 hour post-prandial (after eating) gluscose ranged from 250-300 (depending on what he ate). After drinking this coffee for a month, his fasting now avereages 85-100 (usually closer to the 85 range) and his 2 hour post prandial ranges from 110-125. Again, this was after a month. This might be something worth looking into. Here is the website where you can get more info.
www.buyoutstandingcoffee.net

Congratulations on your success and be sure to keep eating healthy and exercising!

Be blessed!

Teri