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Hi Eveyone Have surgery date for February. I am BMI 40. Suffer from sleep apnea, diabetes, hypertension (not that bad really) and fatty liver. My reason for the surgery is to resolve health issues, especially the diabetes. My bariatric says gastric bypass and gastroenterologist also agrees, but I am struggling with that choice and instead am leaning towards gastric sleeve. My question is: for those who have had gastric sleeve, what was your experience with your diabetes afterwards. Did it resolve? Immediately or when you lost weight? Or minimal impact. I can live with controlled diabetes but want to halt the progress as much as possible. Currently I'm on oral meds only plus one subcutaneuous injection that is keeping A1C in 6.6 range. Not taking insulin. Diagnosed 7 years ago What is your experience after gastric sleeve if you are diabetic??? Thanks!!!

Waler, were results immediate? Can u share ur weight profile or pm me. What did ur surgeon recommend? Thanks

dlappjr, Thanks for the feedback. Just curious, you probably got the same advice to do the bypass, so why did you decide on the sleeve instead? Does your surgeon consider your case typical for sleeve and diabetes resolution? There doesn't seem to be much statistics out there. Although, hearing your case is very inspiring. I do notice though that you are 4 months out of surgery so do you feel perhaps the effect is because of the sever caloric restriction that you are experiencing - or does your doctor feel this will continue? What I've read so far is that the diabetic resolution is instant with bypass but typically for sleeve it happens as the weight comes off and/or the patient's food intake is severely restricted. Your case though kind of sounds like the instant resolution that bypass patients experience. Wishing you lots of continued success!!

ps - yes I understand the difference between GS and GB and the fact that bypass is the gold standard, especially when it comes to diabetes resolution.