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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Complications Emotions Real Life
Tags: gastric bypass lap band weight loss weight loss surgery
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There are two very important people in my life who are considering weight loss surgery. I won't lie: I've thought about it, too.
I'm not really that excited, though, about the type of lifestyle you have to lead after bariatric surgery. Seems to me there's a lot of liquid involved and the recovery is long and slow. How would that affect my family? My family life? What about my job?
I've thought about a lap band, too. That seemed to be much less invasive and more my style. From what I understand, a lap band makes your stomach smaller and doesn't change the way your food is digested.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Food Relationships Emotions Real Life
Tags: blood sugar testing weight loss surgery
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There was a time when The Mr. and I could wear the same size pants. In fact, he put on a pair of my jeans one day and though they fit it didn't take him long to realize why they didn't feel right.
I thought we were heavy then. I'd love to be back in that size jeans. That was before kids. That was before 12 years of marriage. That was a long time ago.
When I look back 15 years ago at pictures of us I think about how skinny we looked. And though I didn't see it then, we were; especially compared to how we look now.
The Mr. has been contemplating weight loss surgery for years. We talked about it casually. We knew people who went through it. We knew the fantastic results. We knew it was a tough road.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Emotions Real Life
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So by the end of my appointment on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning I was being a quiet basket case. I was cranky and had trouble focusing on just about everything.
My hematologist basically told me that I needed surgery and that any doctor who suggested I *didn't* need surgery was a quack. I was left wondering why no one had suggested surgery when I had the first two clots. I really knew in the back of my mind that I wouldn't need surgery, but there was still that "maybe."
I was so worried that my blood pressure was slightly elevated by the time I got to the vascular surgeon's office. And that rarely happens to me. For being a big girl, I've got really good blood pressure. Anyway, the surgeon was very nice, young, energetic.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Food Highs & Lows Women's Issues Real Life
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My procedure in the morning isn’t surgery in the traditional sense, but I’m being prepped for it the way I would be if I were being cut into. I had bloodwork yesterday and the hospital called me at work today to go over my medical history, all the medicines I’m taking, when not to eat, etc. Even reminded me to shower in the morning. I guess there are some folks who don’t and come in rather rank.
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Categories: Type 1 Children In the News
Tags: diabetes news humor
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The following are actual headlines published recently:
DID STEROIDS CAUSE DIABETES? – Philly.com
You heard the man, Charlie! Did it? Put down the 50-pound dumb bells and answer the question!
CARBON MONOXIDE MAY HELP WITH DIABETES – St. Louis Post
There's just one small problem.
SUN CUTS RISK OF DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE – Coventry Telegraph
You want to end up like your brother? No? Then get back outside and don't let me see you back in here until your back is the color of the stop sign.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Real Life
Tags: surgery recovery wisdom teeth removal
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I'm over seventy-two hours post-op on my wisdom teeth removal. And I'm doing okay. The surgery went well with no ups or downs in blood sugars or the actual removal. Ever since, I've just been recovering as best I can.
Immediately after the surgery, my blood sugars did okay. The anesthesia and the stress haven’t seemed to have any kind of effect on them. However, the diet that I'm keeping is throwing me into a minor tailspin.
Some soft foods (like shakes) send me sky high so I go scrambling to get them down. And some soft foods (like soup and fruit) leave me low after a few hours. And since I'm not eating as many carbs in general (eating is more annoying than it's worth), my blood sugars are staying in a moderate zone.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Real Life
Tags: before surgery wisdom teeth removal
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I went to bed early enough to get eight hours of sleep the night before surgery. Before I fell asleep, my blood sugar was 168. I lowered by bolus by about 20%. I set an alarm for 3:45 am (9 hours pre-op) and an alarm for eight (to call the doctor's office). Not too long after, I was fast asleep (thankfully!)
At 3:45am, my blood sugar was 185. I ate 45 grams of carbs and bolused for both the correction and food. I decreased the bolus by 15%. I set my basals to decrease by 30% at 8am, since that would put me at 5 hours pre-op and awake (and nervous!).
When I woke up at 8am though, my blood sugar was 233. I bolused, lowering it by 40%. I called the doctor's office to confirm my pre-op instructions and ask about my basal rates before I came in for surgery. The nurse told me that the oral surgeon wanted me to keep my basal rates at a normal level. If my blood sugar dropped, I was only to treat with Sprite.
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Categories: Type 2 Oral Meds Highs & Lows Relationships In the News Real Life
Tags: Avandia caretaker patient advocate
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As a person with diabetes, I find myself constantly informing others.
As a person with diabetes, who also has a 90-year-old grandmother with type 2 diabetes, I find that I am a springboard for "real world" information for my mom and aunts who have to sift through what Bami's doctors tell them, what they hear on the news and what they read. It wasn't long after the oral diabetes drug Avandia made headlines in regard to worsening heart conditions that I got calls and emails from Mom and my two aunts. Bami has a history of heart trouble (runs in the family) and had a severe heart attack roughly 20 years ago. They wanted to know if she should stay on the drug. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Children Food Highs & Lows Emotions Real Life
Tags: blood sugar management stress thyroid
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One thing about diabetes that can be particularly frustrating is not knowing how our body will react to stress. I've had just as many highs from stress as I have had unexpected lows.
Strangely, I think I more often go lowish from certain kinds of stress. Namely medical stress. Just over a year ago, for example, I had to have an MRI on my hip with contrasting dye and it was really an experience I was not prepared for. Sitting in the waiting area before the procedure I was high. During the part where the doctor injected the dye into my hip, I felt myself going low and thought I was going to pass out.
And then there was the minor hand surgery I had two and a half years ago where my sugar stayed low all morning until my mid-day surgery.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Emotions Real Life
Tags: All That We Do Anyway Healing sensitivity
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One thing that has always bothered me about diabetes is how our bodies react to different things. Our ability to physically heal is always slow. We also seem to be more prone to catching diseases and other ailments than most other people. Anytime we have a cut, sprain, break, or tear it seems like an eternity before our bodies fully recover. Anytime its flu season we hear about the need for people with diabetes to get their shot. Whenever dental hygiene is discussed we are reminded that it is even more important for us to take special care of our teeth and gums. Even things like staying too long in a hot tub, steam room, or sauna. WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH ALL THIS? (READ MORE)
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