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What is normal fasting glucose after Whipple Surgery ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Starburst02" data-source="post: 1480202" data-attributes="member: 364746"><p>Hi Leo63,</p><p>I had Whipple surgery 15 years ago for tumor in the head of the pancreas. I was not diabetic before surgery. Diagnosed diabetic a little over a year after surgery. My blood sugars started creeping up as I was able to consume more food. I had lost weight after surgery similar to you. My blood sugars went much higher as I adjusted (increased) the amount of Creon I took to have normal digestion. I was able to control my blood sugar with diet and exercise, staying in A1C range from 5.5 to 6.5 (USA measure) until last year when my numbers started increasing regardless of action on my part, and I have started insulin injections this year after my A1C went to 7.5. My doctors have always encouraged me to do what I could to keep my A1C as "normal" as possible, but also told me it usually takes decades of poor control for damage associated with diabetes to develop and I shouldn't worry too much about that. So, considering you are missing part of your pancreas, I would not worry too much about the slightly higher glucose damaging your body. (You should however discuss any concerns you may have with you doctor.) As mentioned, I have been diabetic for over a decade, with until recently only slightly elevated blood sugar, I see my PCP every six months, and other specialists yearly. So far, even being diabetic, I am in good health overall. I agree with advice to continue testing and watch for any upward trends. I have seen research on Whipple surgery and post surgical diabetes which indicated that persons who develop diabetes after surgery typically had problems with blood sugar control before the surgery. So, hopefully if you had no problems before surgery, all will be OK now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starburst02, post: 1480202, member: 364746"] Hi Leo63, I had Whipple surgery 15 years ago for tumor in the head of the pancreas. I was not diabetic before surgery. Diagnosed diabetic a little over a year after surgery. My blood sugars started creeping up as I was able to consume more food. I had lost weight after surgery similar to you. My blood sugars went much higher as I adjusted (increased) the amount of Creon I took to have normal digestion. I was able to control my blood sugar with diet and exercise, staying in A1C range from 5.5 to 6.5 (USA measure) until last year when my numbers started increasing regardless of action on my part, and I have started insulin injections this year after my A1C went to 7.5. My doctors have always encouraged me to do what I could to keep my A1C as "normal" as possible, but also told me it usually takes decades of poor control for damage associated with diabetes to develop and I shouldn't worry too much about that. So, considering you are missing part of your pancreas, I would not worry too much about the slightly higher glucose damaging your body. (You should however discuss any concerns you may have with you doctor.) As mentioned, I have been diabetic for over a decade, with until recently only slightly elevated blood sugar, I see my PCP every six months, and other specialists yearly. So far, even being diabetic, I am in good health overall. I agree with advice to continue testing and watch for any upward trends. I have seen research on Whipple surgery and post surgical diabetes which indicated that persons who develop diabetes after surgery typically had problems with blood sugar control before the surgery. So, hopefully if you had no problems before surgery, all will be OK now. [/QUOTE]
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