KinkySlinky

Most definitely lap band.. She is too terrified to have anything cut or removed :laugh:

Well, specifically to VSG... I believe the hormone that gets cut out out of your stomach (ghrelin) plays a huge role in metabolism... When ghrelin is present, insulin production is decreased. So ghrelin causes hunger, you eat, raising your blood sugar, but it also decreases the amount of insulin present so all of that food you just ate has nowhere to go but in your blood because there isn't as much insulin there to carry it to the cells (now in non-diabetics, I don't think this is really an issue because our bodies are able to produce sufficient insulin).. Problem with diabetics is that you already have decreased insulin or your cells are resistant to insulin and do not respond properly when introduced to insulin. Now ghrelin has also been shown to be produced in other places, like the pancreas, but in smaller amounts... I believe this is the basis for weight loss through eating several small meals throughout the day rather than waiting to get hungry...
Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas by some cells called beta cells... Over time, when you tend to eat excessive amounts or high sugary, fatty foods, your pancreas just can't keep up with the amount of insulin you require, and over time begins to decrease the amount of insulin it produces (which is why some diabetics need insulin later on)... When you exercise, your cells NEED fuel so it eventually begins to use the sugar that's available, thus lowering your blood sugar.. You also tend to eat better when you're exercising and losing weight, so that in itself lowers blood sugar... Fat cells tend to increase insulin resistance which increases blood sugar.. Lose the fat, have better blood sugars..
The whole topic of metabolism is very in depth and confusing, and I have hardly any education about metabolism, even as a nurse... This is just from all of the research I have done on the sleeve so far... Oh, and if anyone finds anything wrong with my info or has any more info to add, please let me know!!
I think to simply put it to your dad: Weight loss helps and can completely cure diabetes.
I think what should you should also focus on with your dad is the COMPLICATIONS of diabetes...
Blindness
IMPOTENCE (enough of a complication for some guys )
decreased sensation to your extremities
heart attack
stroke
kidney disease (needing dialysis)
amputations
If you can think of something, diabetes probably destroys it...
What's the worst that can come of this surgery??
You have a slight risk of death?? You WILL die of diabetes... That's guaranteed
You might need a re-operation for a leak?? You MIGHT need an amputation at some point with diabetes...
You lose weight and then gain it all back?? At least your body had a break for a few years!!!!!!! (It's a lil harder to come up with a good excuse for this lol)
You're going to miss your favorite foods??? You're going to miss your penis EVEN MORE than that steak and mashed potatoes when you can't get an erection anymore!!! And you will have a crabby wife due to no sex...... Not being able to have sex ON TOP of a crabby wife?? Oh man.. LOL.. Talk about miserable!!!!
Now what's the BEST that can come out of this surgery??
Increased libido AND better, more satisfying sex (again, with the men.... lol)
HEALTHY BMI FOR ONCE!!
Not having to take all of those ridiculous medications!!
CONFIDENCE
HAPPINESS
Doing activities that you never thought you could!!
LONGER LIFE!!
More money!!! (through buying less food and not having to go to multiple doctor visits/prescriptions)
LOOKING GOOD in that sports car when you have a mid-life crisis!!!!
Congrats to you for taking your health seriously and doing something about it before it becomes full blown diabetes!!!!
Hope this helps and is semi-convincing LOL
Good luck!!!!!!

I've always thought that when people aren't happy that a friend or relative is losing weight, it's probably because they are losing the person that plays the fat role. They want to keep YOU down so that it will make themselves feel better... The thin never want the heavy to lose weight (some times... at least among women).. Just because they are no longer "the hot chick and her fat friend," it's now the "two hot chicks." Or, in your case, the two hot men lol... Which makes them an equal to you... and a lot of people can't handle that.. Some relationships are based on one person being "better" than the other... and those are toxic relationships that really need to be severed if the foundation is not changed... I have no intentions of telling anyone about the surgery because I feel it is a private issue... But if there are people that can't handle it, then they need to go.. I have a feeling I have a few friends that won't be able to handle it as well... We will see.. Good luck to you!!!

screw the yogurt... give her a celery stick with a candle in it! PPl suck and don't generally think. If she has not treated you badly prior to surgery, she probably just doesn't get it and it wasn't malicious.