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I was diagnosed as bi polar and I also have anxiety and panic attacks. The way my surgeon made it seem is that I would need clearance from my regular psychiatrist and that she would need to be included in the process. I don't have a meeting with the bariatric psychiatrist until July so I plan to make sure my regular one is updated on everything. I hope everything goes well for you!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi. I'm diabetic and have been so for a year now. Although I have yet to have weight loss surgery, I have had other surgeries that have required me to be knocked out completely with anesthesia. None of my doctors would operate if my numbers were too high. Basically it's too dangerous. My a1c when I was first diagnosed was over 12. Now with pills and insulin I'm at 7.3. My bariatric surgeon told me that having gastric bypass would eliminate the diabetes.... Oh and the higher your a1c is, the higher your blood sugar (glucose) numbers typically are, which is dangerous. When my a1c was over 12, my daily blood readings were in the 300s and 400s. Normal numbers are from about 90 to low 100s. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App