Prediabetic postop?

[JupiterinVirgo 846]

When I went in for surgery I was not prediabetic. I am now 5 1/2 months out, and my recent bloodwork indicates My A1C was one point over the level where you are considered pre-diabetic. Has anyone else experienced this? It seems to me this is a condition that would be reversed with weight loss. Should I be worried? Will this go away on its own with the continued loss of weight? Or is this something that I should pay extra attention to? Diabetes runs in my family, and one of the reasons I got the surgery was to avoid becoming diabetic.

Edited May 6, 2016 by JupiterinVirgo

[KristenLe 5,980]

I have always run around 99-101 and was never DX'd with prediabetes (pre-surgery). I wouldn't be overly concerned. Sometimes medication can alter our blood sugar. Make sure to be fasting 12 hours for your next blood work and ask them to do a Hemoglobin A1c too.

[Proud2BMe 1,016]

Agree. Have them retest. For the overwhelming majority of pre-diabetics or recently diagnosed diabetics the surgery will clear it up. I was told patients who have been diagnosed within two years have the highest chances of being cured.

[Recycled 2,182]

When I was in the hospital for my WLS, they wouldn't release me cause my tests indicated the same thing. I made them do the test over two more times which came back normal. I wouldn't get worked up about it.

Probably just a skewed test. Wait a while and redo the test or as @@KristenLe said above......get further tests done.

[JupiterinVirgo 846]

Thank you so much for your comments. That's very reassuring! They tested the A-1 C and said it was one point past the line between normal and prediabetic. I'll just keep an eye on it for now.

[Daisee68 2,493]

I was diabetic pre-op. They took away my med in the hospital and I haven't taken it since. Diabetes runs in my family too (grandfather, aunt, mother, cousins, etc.) My highest A1C (pre-op) was 6.8. My last A1C (at 10 months post-op) was 5.7. The lab paperwork says that 5.7 is considered pre-diabetic; however, my endocrinologist told me he considered me in complete remission and I didn't even need to bother taking my blood sugar anymore. Did they do a fasting blood sugar that said you were "pre-diabetic" or an A1C that they felt you were "pre-diabetic"? A1C is a rough average of the last 2 to 3 months. Things like illness can run your blood sugar up, so it is possible you just had an odd time somewhere during that 2 or 3 months. You might wait 2 or 3 months and then ask a dr to run A1C and see where it comes back. Likely nothing to be concerned about but drs are being pushed to recognize "pre-diabetes" more often now rather than waiting until you are officially diabetic so sometimes overly cautious.