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If you are committed to not eating carbohydrates T1 diabetes can be greatly helped with this surgery.

Alternately, you may want to consider Gastric Bypass - Roux En Y since it has an element to it that will sometimes violently tell you to not eat carbohydrates - it is your nuclear option. If you are serious about arresting the issues of T1 in its tracks you may want to investigate this.

Also, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution is a book that I highly recommend. He is a T1 diabetic and this is the book to read and follow in my estimation for a T1 (or T2 like me too)

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bernsteins-Diabetes-Solution-Achieving/dp/0316182699

I'm looking into this book now, thank you! Roux En Y sounds like a viable option. Carbs are such a vicious cycle once they are eatten. They cause a lot of havoc in the body too (the bad ones not the complex ones lol.) My best friend has had Roux En Y surgery, but she had a couple of minor complications so it makes me a bit nervous. She was also a non-diabetic. However, this is why I'm here to learn everything I can and do whatever it takes to become healthier. Thank you for this amazing information! I will do more research on this procedure as well and start looking to see which one will work best for me and a violent upset like dumping syndrome would sure keep me away from carbs and the like lol!! I apreciate your valuable input thanks Bearman!

Oh my god wow, Jen thank you! I'm so amazing and thankful you have posted here I'm so glad to hear no issues so far and hope your surgery was a complete and utter success! This information was priceless! I appriciate all the details you have shared with me so willingly as well. I'm getting more and more excited and trying to study about VSG as much as possible.

Now will be the task of finding a surgeon and taking the biggest steps to get to the beggining of my new life. Jen, you already shared critical information to me as well and that is appriciated like having children. The current state where I'm at my endo said I should not attempt to have any because the baby could get injured or death to myself.

Your a1c after lapband looked pretty darn good after getting it back to 7. Jen I hope your new surgery can help get it back down to 6.5 and it become a permanent fixture for you The fact you had children was even more amazing! Someday when I meet the right person I will have a family too. I saved all these posts to my computer so I can also show my doctor about the good that will come from having this surgery. I found a community health clinic, New Horizons, that will be able to help me in getting referals to my endo again, and even diabeties management classes.

I hope soon that I can be like you Jen and join the ranks of the sleeved. I'm so jittery and excited just thinking about how much healthier I will become! Thank you for this!

Mandie, I friended you so I can follow your journey. Big hugs!!!! Linda

Thank you so much! I really appriciate that and having support is always important for longterm success you are such a jewel, thank you! ♥ Hugs!

Great share thanks!

Mandie, here is what I can tell you. I am 2 months post op and off Metformin, off a BP med and no more neuropathy. My husband is 2 months post sleeve also, and has had Type II diabetes 35 years. He is 65 years old. He is on insulin twice a day. Prior to surgery he was eating carbs and fruits like crazy at bedtime, because he bottomed out at a 40 blood sugar so many times, unconscious, ambulance and ER. Most days his blood sugar was 400 - 300 - 250. He had terrible circulation, neuropathy, cellulitis from the swelling in his ankles. He had a toe amputated at the end joint. It was very scary. With the help of the hyperbaric chamber his toe healed wonderfully. Now he has gone from 320 to 269 since October '13. His insulin dosage is down. No more night sweats. He eats nothing at night now and his blood sugar does not go down. I lived in terrible fear nights with this going on for about 22 years. His blood sugar most mornings now is 110-125. He does not have to eat Snacks all day now to keep his blood sugar stable. Today he had 1/2 carton premier Protein shake, 1 cup homemade vegetable Soup, 3/4 cup stir fried zucchini and a 4 oz. filet mignon. That is it. I would suggest that you start visiting some excellent doctors and ask a million questions. BTW, my husband was terrified to have this surgery because he did not think he would heal. The sleeve incisions healed perfectly. I told him in front of the surgeon, that he looked scared. He admitted it. I said I am scared if you don't have the sleeve, and the doctor agreed. He has a heart stent, was on 3 BP meds, and the Diabetes. Sometimes you just have to put your faith in God and go for it. You can finance the surgery. It could be the price of your life from what you are posting. Please get educated by the surgeon and endocrinologist, and by posting here, and make an informed decision. I am praying for you girl! God Bless.

Thank you so much for sharing your story and his! That gave me goose pimples! It is amazing to learn that even slow healers do very well This made my night thank you so much! The more I learn the closer to becoming healthier and more incontrol of the diabetes. Such a wonderful inspiration you both deserve huge pats on the back ♥

just wanted to point out coconut oil is actually not a good idea to put on your skin as that's used in a aide to aide elasticity like if your pregnant you use it to help your skin be supple and stretch easier its not a good tightener at all.

try a citrus oil instead.

Oh wow! I'm glad you posted that I have so much to learn thank you for the correction ♥ I'm looking up that stuff now lol!

You might not prevent it all without some form of surgury but you can at least keep them supple. Take a look at some of these little bits and ends.

http://www.lifescript.com/diet-fitness/articles/b/boob_lift_or_bust_3_best_chest_exercises.aspx

This is an interesting read!

Don't forget to add collagen to your diet as well this is a very important protien for your skin. You might even be able to find it in shake or liquid forms too but this is a start. http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/reserveage-organics-collagen-booster-hyaluronic-acid-60-capsules/4r-1004#.UvllbrR5Fdw

Water and all the Proteins are so important for healthy skin. Also cold-pressed extra virgin coconut oil for moisture is fantastic and it smells and tastes yummy too!

It might depend on: how active you are, how much you exersise, what kind of calories you are eatting, do you stagger the numbers (eat more one day fewer the next) and etc. Do you see a nutitionist for information and guidence? Hope some of these questions help you answer yourself in the right direction. Remember calories in should equal the amount of calories burned and congrats on your weight loss so far it is so very exciting! You may even want to consider taking a college nutrition course to even further understand what your nutritionist is talking with you about. Good luck

Congradulations! You can do it and you are a champ! I have only just started too, but I have learned so many things by reading different posts and asking questions about it. You deserve to be super excited and happy.

Oh that'd be so scary! I'm glad you are not seriously injured. Thank you for sharing this lesson with us, so we didn't have to learn it the hard way. Please stay strong and keep us updated!

Oh wow! Congratulations! How are you feeling about this exciting news? I'm super happy for you Yay! Now it's time to go window shopping ♥

I wonder if you could use blankets around your tummy to pad it from moving around. Like making a little tummy nest heehee. I'm new to this as well and was wondering the same exact things lol! Good luck and congrats to your success.

Welcome to the board, Mandie.I wasn't a type I diabetic, but I was a type II diabetic before I got the surgery, I was only on oral hypoglycemics, no insulin. However I did notice wounds were hard for me to heal pre-op. With this surgery, I an no longer a diabetic, I'm about 3.5 months post-op and recently got my A1c checked, and it was in the normal range. Even though there are more risks involved getting the surgery with diabetes, I feel that the benefits of this surgery outweigh the risks. I was taken off all my blood pressure medications, my diabetic medicine, and some other pills I was taking after the surgery. The weight loss that will be produced from this surgery will greatly help get your diabetes under control. Yes, there's a risk involved, but think about the future, and all the ensuing health problems that might result from the diabetes, and how the weight loss will really help you try to get your health in a better place. I wish you the best

Wow! Thank you for such a warm welcome. Congratulations on your success and filling me in on your successes. I also have a question of you. When you started the liquid diets was you on them longer than a non-diabetic individual and was the hypoglycemia bad for you at all? I'm getting more and more excited each moment lol. Thanks again ♥

Congrats! I wish you all the best, fast recovery, speedy healing, NO complications, no Constipation and steady weightloss ♥ You'll do amazing and good luck.

Hello! I'm new here. I'm a Juvenile diabetic and was diagnosed when I was about 5 years old. After that time I had gained weight rapidly. Once I was about 18 I was also diagnosed as a double-diabetic. Now not only am I a Juvenile Diabetic I also suffer from insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes. I haven't found much info on type 1 diabetics getting this surgery. I really need help as I have been suffering from the complications of becoming insulin resistant. While in the mean time if I'm able to lose the weight I might be able to reverse the type 2 diabetes and be able to manage my type 1 without much issues. I have lost a very little amount of weight but not enough to make a dent in this issue. Yet ...but someday I will!

My A1c is embarrassingly high! I try so hard to manage a disease where I'm completely dependant on insulin, BUT my body is strongly resistant against it. This feels like a lose-lose battle without the extra help. I also heal slowly and suffer nerve damage, and I'm still pretty young. This scares me horribly! Since turning 26 I outgrew my parent's insurance, so maybe I can find a nice insurance plan to help cover the procedure in the marketplace. Back on subject though, Is there any other double diabetics, type 1's or any one else out there that has any of these troubles? Like the slow healing...

I really want to get this surgery, but will I be more open for complications? Sure! I was just looking for any kind of tips, advise from other diabetics whom have had the sleeve. I was even thinking of getting the sleeve and see if they can take not remove as much of the stomach just so I can have some additional stomach there. In case of any surgical complications the extra "stomach" might be life-saving. Leaks are scary and so is the aspect of healing slowly from a procedure like this is something to prepare for? What would you do if you were in such a situation that this is a viable option but with huge risks attatched? My mind is going in all sorts of directions and I would love to go in the right one, if you know what I mean.

Sorry for the length, and thank you for taking the time to read this post ♥