http://abcnews.go.co...ory?id=12720809

Boy I sure hope it works out for her.

Hopefully, she won't get hit with the horrible regain stats on RNY, and have her diabetes return with even a 20-30lb weight regain. Because she just traded in a lifetime of malabsorption of nutrients and vitamins to "cure" her diabetes which might come back.

Wow. I understand the wanting to get the diabetes symptoms to go away, but when your BMI is only 24 to start with, that is a huge risk to take.

Wow. I understand the wanting to get the diabetes symptoms to go away, but when your BMI is only 24 to start with, that is a huge risk to take.

I agree! I've heard of people who are obese (between 35 and 40) gaining weight in order to get to 40+ and qualify, but if you are already at a normal weight, it just doesn't seem to make sense. I don't know if it's going to be very helpful. I bet she did more damage during these 2 years of gaining excess weight by overeating than she will by losing and getting her weight to 15 lbs before her starting weight....

Yikes! I remember when I first started this process, the leader of my class said that if they found out that anyone had done anything like that person did we would be kicked out of the program.

amazing how desperation causes people to do things to themselves isn't it? Reminds me of myself, not the gaining of the weight to get the surgery, but getting the surgery. . . pretty drastic and yes I was desperate. . .i was so sick of my weight and health problems as i'm sure she was. . . oh well, that makes us who we are I guess. . . . humans

I thought about doing the same. Seriously thought about it.

It would have allowed me to get the sleeve here, in my city (here in Italy) with doctors we know. I have diabetes 1, a great insulin resistance and a great fear of the long-term consequences of my illness that I am definitely going to get if things go on like this

BUT! I have a BMI of 35 and the surgeon told me that only people with diabetes 2 would qualify, while I should have had a BMI of 40 to qualify.

I thought about it. How long could take me to do that? Couple of months?

But then I didn't. I wasn't going to put my health more on risk. So I started looking around, joined this website and decided to go to Greece.

Not really the same background of this vet lady but not too different either...

Well I wish her all the luck in the world. It is hard to lose weight without diabetes. She most likely would of gotten to that weight anyway, just a few years later. I just wish she would of gotten in the sleeve so she wouldnt have to face other complications.