Recent Content by Dottychic

I agree entirely, there are loads of "experts" who disagree about weight loss surgery curing type 2 Diabetes but the surgeons who perform the surgery and the endocrinology consultants believe in it 100%, I havnt had 1 diabetes tablet since the day before surgery and as yet havnt had one reading...

Just a quick update, I am nearly five weeks post op today and havnt had any Metformin since the day after the op. My blood sugars are averaging between 4 and 5 :D Still being monitored by the Gp and Diabetes nirse but things are looking good. Also I was on loads of High BP tablets and I havnt...

Thanks, there have been quite a lot of studies done on reversing diabetes with WLS and I know personally several people who have had surgery and take no meds anymore. It seems the people who are on large doses of insulin take longer but a lot are free from meds straight after surgery. :D

A gastric bypass operation involves creating a small stomach pouch and bypassing part of your small intestine to make your digestive system shorter, although nothing is actually removed. This means that you can only eat small meals and your body absorbs less food. :D

I didnt go into this surgery with my eyes shut, I took over 2 years to decide if it was right for me. I had Type II Diabetes, High blood pressure was totally immobile due to arthritis in all my weight bearing joints, had 2 strokes blah blah blah. I was advised to have the surgery due to all...

This is copied directly from my discharge notes from the hospital..... FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS; Please note that blood sugar will need to be monitored closely after the surgery and after discharge from hospital, as reduction in anti-diabetic therapy dosage may be required as early as the first...

Just thought I would post this for anyone considering having WLS. I had a Gastric Bypass operation 10 days ago. Before the op I was on 1 gramme of Metformin a day to keep my sugars under some control. I had pretty good numbers. Well, since the op I havnt taken 1 tablet and my sugars are on...