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<blockquote data-quote="debbied" data-source="post: 117408" data-attributes="member: 7039"><p>I had a sleeve gastrectomy last July which is a slightly easier operation than a gastric bypass, the surgeon basically removes 80% of your stomach and I have now lost nearly 5 stone in weight, before my operation I was on 78 units of insulin in the morning and 78 units in the evening, a total of 156 units of insulin a day, since then I no longer take any insulin, I do however still take metformin which ultimately I hope to reduce if not stop, I still need to loose another 5 stone,and I know it's not an over night fix and there can be complications with any surgery, but if I had not had the surgery I am sure that my life expectancy would have been greatly reduced.</p><p></p><p>I don't see this as a cure for type 2 diabetes, but I do see it as way to improve symptom control. I already feel better in so many ways, and can now bend down properly to tie up my shoes, to any one who is not suffering from a bad back or is overweight this probably sounds very sad, but anything that gives me more independence in my life so be it.</p><p></p><p>I was also lucky enough to be funded by my PCT, as there was no way I could have afforded the operation myself. I know that there is limited money in the NHS, but if there was more intervention earlier, the cost to the NHS from patients with complications from type 2 diabetes would be greatly reduced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="debbied, post: 117408, member: 7039"] I had a sleeve gastrectomy last July which is a slightly easier operation than a gastric bypass, the surgeon basically removes 80% of your stomach and I have now lost nearly 5 stone in weight, before my operation I was on 78 units of insulin in the morning and 78 units in the evening, a total of 156 units of insulin a day, since then I no longer take any insulin, I do however still take metformin which ultimately I hope to reduce if not stop, I still need to loose another 5 stone,and I know it's not an over night fix and there can be complications with any surgery, but if I had not had the surgery I am sure that my life expectancy would have been greatly reduced. I don't see this as a cure for type 2 diabetes, but I do see it as way to improve symptom control. I already feel better in so many ways, and can now bend down properly to tie up my shoes, to any one who is not suffering from a bad back or is overweight this probably sounds very sad, but anything that gives me more independence in my life so be it. I was also lucky enough to be funded by my PCT, as there was no way I could have afforded the operation myself. I know that there is limited money in the NHS, but if there was more intervention earlier, the cost to the NHS from patients with complications from type 2 diabetes would be greatly reduced. [/QUOTE]
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