Obesity Surgery May Cure Diabetes!

I was just browsing around on MSN, and saw the headline, so of course I had to check it out.  Here is the link to the actual article.  I personally don not have diabetes, but I do know of several that do. Just pass this info on to anyone you would like. Even your PCPs. I am sure they would enjoy the read as much as I did. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22787261/

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walking can help people lose weight, especially if they use a pedometer to make sure they are going far enough, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday Next story in line.  More activity is the biggest cure in my opinion.  The LRnY helps for sure but it helps because we can do more and WANT to do more. E

I have diabetes. I haven't taken anything for it since the first of October. I was taking 5 shots a day and oral medication too. I was then put on the isulin pump along witht he oral meds too. I was taken off the oral before I started the pre-op liquid diet and then the first of October I took of the pump and it hasn't been back on since. I got a pill in the hospital for 2 days because my sugars went up in to the 180's but the pill was discontinued because it was dropping my bs to much. My A1C is now 5.8 and I am going to released from my endocrinologists care in a few months (he is going to do another A1C then and go from there). I will always consider myself a diabetic but it is controled by diet and excersize. I will always have to watch the sugar and carbs even if I can tolerate them with the WLS. I know some people will disagree with me but that is my personal feeling. It was interesting reading that. It does make sense if you watch what you eat and how much you eat you are going to loose weight and that helps diabetes. I will get off my soap box now.

LaChelle, I think it's funny that this is being treated as such big woo-hoo news! All of us who were diabetic/pre-diabetic pre-op were told to lose weight. I was pre-diabetic and was told that unless I wanted to be on insulin, lose weight. It has been known for decades that weight loss would benefit diabetes...so is it any wonder that a weight loss surgery would also? I mean...don't most of us have the WLS because we want to get rid of or help our comorbidities...one being diabetes...and...we want to do it by....losing weight......? I think sometimes common sence goes out the window as some people get more letters after their name! LOL! I'm glad all scholars aren't like that! Thank you for sharing this article with us. I guess if what it takes is for someone to write an official medical paper stating the obvious for doctors to realize that people who have weight loss surgery...and lose weight...actually does see the benefits that they have been telling us all along would happen if we lost weight, then it's a good thing to have that article written. lol. Sherri

Thanks LaChelle for the article. I am a brittle diabetic 80% of my extended family has it. That is the main reason for myself to have the surgery they told me within a few mths they hope for me to be off all my medicines. We lost alot of family members due to complications from diabetes. In Oct my ac1 was 12.6 it is now 7.4 so its getting there. My pcp says once the insurances finally see it in print they may pay attention..

Hey Lachelle... I got to thinking about it and I didn't want you to think I was slamming you in my other post. I really do appreciate your sharing this article with us.  I do think it's nuts that the medical community actually needed an article to say that when a diabetic loses weight that they are going to get the benefits of losing weight even if they lose weight by having a surgery which is designed for the patient to lose weight and that as long as they actually do lose weight  from the weight loss surgery, they will reap the benefits of losing weight. Makes you just want to say 'well duh!'. LOL! And hon..that is intended for only those in the medical community that actually needed to read it in an article to 'get it'. And yeah...that includes insurance companies too...lol!! Sherri

Hi guys, I heard this report on the radio this morning and it is interesting but I had heard a bit about it prior when I had my consult with Dr. Huse. He stated that they are preforming a portion of the surgery, I believe it is the intestinal bypass portion on patients with diabetes that do not need to lose weight and it is curing their diabetes as well. So while it is not surprising that losing weight and exercising helps diabetes there is actually a component of the surgery that causes internal changes partially responsible for this diabetic cure. Just thought you all may find that interesting. Thanks for the info. Stephanie

This is really cool.  I remember Dr. Diaz telling me that research is being done on the effects of rny on diabetes patients who aren't overweight.  It's amazing I tell you.   I no longer have diabetes since my surgery.  I was type II and was getting a shot every four hours while in the hospital.  I've not taken any meds for it since leaving.   Thanks for sharing LaChelle!  It's way, way cool. Blessings, Jacqui

My youngest son and oldest have to watch their diets because there sugars have ran high in the past. But my youngest came runnung upstairs yelling mom ive got good news for you.. Its on the news your surgery could get rid of your diabetes and he tells me all about it.. I didnt tell him i already knew..bless his heart. He is my problem child i geuss it shows this has affected everyone in our household.. Thanks LaChelle

I agree with Stephanie.  I also had Dr. Huse and he explained the same thing to me.  They really don't know exactly why it works, but it does release hormones into the body that they think might help it.   I had my surgery 12/17/07 and they gave me shots the first 2 days and took me off of them.  At home I took Avandamet (pills), but they made me sick all of the time.  They checked my sugar 3 or 4 times a day for the next 3 days I was in the hospital.  Once my sugar got down to 149 they didn't give me shots anymore.  My sugar eventually got down to 102 before I left the hospital.  At home it's either running in the 80's or 90's, but that's still really good.  Each time that I can add other foods to my meals, then I check it and 98 is as high as it's been.   SO IT DOES WORK!!!!  I haven't taken anything since the day after my surgery for it.  YEAH!!!! Candy