After a year, I've finally been approved. My surgery will be in June.

I have been a controlled diabetic for 8 years. Three months ago I had a surgery and was on a high dose of steroids (which I'm off of now). Since the hospitalization my sugars are 200 plus. My doctor started me on insulin injections a couple of weeks ago. Have any of you gone off insulin since your surgery? I'm still taking the Metformin too.

I'm hoping the surgery will help me so I can get off the injections. Any advice??????

i'm off my insulin. and all the diabetics in my support group are also off all their diabetic meds. the ny times newspaper recently had an article saying that they are calling the lap band the cure for type 2 diabetes.

I have had diabetes type 2 for 29 years. I was on 3 pills a day. since I had the surgery in Sept I only take 1 pill a day. As far as I'm concerned this is the best hing I ever did. I have already loss 53 lbs. Still have ot watch what I eat but half the time when I do eat after about 5 or 6 bites I'm full.:biggrin: