Hi everyone,

First post here, please bear with my stupid question.

I've been thinking about RNY more and more over the past few months and came across BariatricPal. Soooo happy I found this place because the forums have answered more questions than I've managed to ever find online all this time!

The main reason I've decided on RNY is my diabetes. I was diagnosed with type 2 since I was 14 (currently 38 in a month) and I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired all my life. I have never been able to stabilize my sugar levels or bring them down to a normal level.

RNY is proven to lower these levels, as I'm sure you all know. BUT they won't do the surgery unless your levels are low. While I get that you have to generally have low sugar levels for any type of surgery, how is this not a catch 22?

I finally had the cohones to tell my doctor about me wanting RNY and she was completely against it (old school). I changed family doctors and the new one is onboard with me doing this if I bring my sugar levels down. He started me on insulin since I haven't seen results with all the meds and now my sugar levels are skyrocketing!

Any help is appreciated guys!

If your blood sugar is skyrocketing, call your doctor and let them know it isn't working for you. My doc and I have been adjusting and adding, trying to help me get there.

I have a similar story. I've been Type 2 since 2004. I changed doctors a year ago because the doctor I had didn't seem overly concerned that my A1C had climbed to 11 and nothing was bringing it down, even when I ate really low carb, walked everyday, took my medicine. My new doctor was on board with the surgery when I went to her last August, I did my 6 month diet that my insurance requires and I had hoped that I could have surgery in the spring but my A1C had only come down to 9 and the surgeon said that was not good enough.

I am not on insulin but I am taking 5 oral medications, and we keep tweaking the dosages and times I take them. I started taking Jardiance last month which is a newer med and costly $180 per month with insurance but it seems to be working. My fastings are down to 120, as long as I watch what I eat it doesn't go much higher. I test like crazy and feel like I'm obsessed with my blood sugar. I don't have labs again until September, but I am hopeful to have better results. If not I don't know where to go, my 6 month diet was Sept thru Feb and my psych visit was last November so my insurance may make me repeat all of that.

I have been so frustrated too, it seems like I'm working so hard and not getting there. I've seen so many people have their surgery already and I'm still waiting.

If your blood sugar is skyrocketing, call your doctor and let them know it isn't working for you. My doc and I have been adjusting and adding, trying to help me get there.
I have a similar story. I've been Type 2 since 2004. I changed doctors a year ago because the doctor I had didn't seem overly concerned that my A1C had climbed to 11 and nothing was bringing it down, even when I ate really low carb, walked everyday, took my medicine. My new doctor was on board with the surgery when I went to her last August, I did my 6 month diet that my insurance requires and I had hoped that I could have surgery in the spring but my A1C had only come down to 9 and the surgeon said that was not good enough.
I am not on insulin but I am taking 5 oral medications, and we keep tweaking the dosages and times I take them. I started taking Jardiance last month which is a newer med and costly $180 per month with insurance but it seems to be working. My fastings are down to 120, as long as I watch what I eat it doesn't go much higher. I test like crazy and feel like I'm obsessed with my blood sugar. I don't have labs again until September, but I am hopeful to have better results. If not I don't know where to go, my 6 month diet was Sept thru Feb and my psych visit was last November so my insurance may make me repeat all of that.
I have been so frustrated too, it seems like I'm working so hard and not getting there. I've seen so many people have their surgery already and I'm still waiting. [emoji20]

Thank you at least I know I'm not alone in this. My first doctor kept changing my meds and experimenting even though my levels were twice that. I've been begging her for insulin for over a year now. When I finally saw my new doctor last week, he lost it and put me on insulin immediately.
I know I should be patient and that I'm only a week into the insulin, I'm also measuring my blood sugar levels constantly, but I'm so frustrated with so many years of battling this stupid disease.