Diabetic Newbie

[newmebithebypass 713]

I'm a diabetic and I'm working with an endocrinologist to control my diabetes for this surgery and she put me on a medicine called victoza it has two benefits it lowers your a1c and it helps you lose weight. I've lost 5 pounds and my a1c is 6.1 so you might want to go that route

[chesleeb 5]

Ok I will ask about it thank you.

If u dont mind me asking was ur A1C high before the medication?

[animallover1247 249]

Ok I will ask about it thank you.

If u dont mind me asking was ur A1C high before the medication?

I know you didn't ask me but i'm volunteering the information. I am on a medication called Trulicity. I haven't lost a significant amount of weight (10 lbs) but it has helped my A1C. Before my last A1c of 5.9, it was 6.6. However, I have made significant diet changes..no fast food and limiting the carbs so I am sure that has contributed to the low A1c. I think Victozia has to be taken daily and Trulicity is only once a week. My endocrinologist told me that after about 6 months, the weight you lose from these medications always comes back

[newmebithebypass 713]

My a1c was in the 8 ish range before taking the victoza. I also tried trulicity but found the needle to be too painful and stopped after 3 weeks. The needles for victoza are very thin smaller then those for testing my blood sugar

[chesleeb 5]

So I spoke with surgeon finally today he does not have any requirements on A1C levels he said the surgery will correct it. He did tell me that I should think about the bypass because it has a higher success rate of reversing diabetes. What do you guys think about this?

[Mania 128]

My personal opinion... The bypass reroutes the plumbing and takes part of the intestines away. The sleeve only cuts away the stomach but the plumbing is left intact. I know there are other things to consider but this is my $0.02.

[tera1982 194]

I had posted before about this...I am a type-1 diabetic on an insulin pump along with high blood pressure and a bunch of other crap. I will always be diabetic, no surgery will change that. I had a surgery date set for September, and at my pre-op with the anesthesiologist, my A1C was too high(10.6). Because of how much of a "brittle" diabetic I am, my endocrinologist wanted to postpone to try and get the A1C a little lower, as well as adjust insulin ratios based on a pre-op diet. My surgery is now scheduled for December 8th. I am having the sleeve because 1. It was my surgeons first suggestion and 2. I felt more comfortable not having things rerouted as well as having extra stomach just hanging around in there. It is a personal choice but I ultimately listened to what my surgeon and the team thought had the best outcome possibilities for me. I hope everything goes well!

[animallover1247 249]

I agree with tera1982, it is a personal choice. The first thing my surgeon said to me was bypass is the preferred surgery if you are diabetic. I told him I had done the research and I understood this. However, I personally did not want to have the bypass procedure for many, many reasons. The surgeon told me he did not have a problem doing the sleeve on me; it's a good thing because if he refused, I still would not have done the bypass. I would have just risked having a heart attack or stroke! I will say this as well....there is NO way I would even consider having bypass if I was diabetic and only on oral medications. I would say just continue to do your research.....