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YvetteRene · 10-23-2009, 12:40 PM

Hello! My name is Yvette. I had laproscopic gastric bypass surgery on Monday, October 12, 2009. I have a question for fellow diabetic members who have had gastric bypass for a while. Before surgery, I was on three meds plus long-lasting insulin twice a day. I was considered a brittle diabetic. After the surgery, I was sent home on NO DIABETIC MEDS! When I was first sent home from the hospital, my sugar readings were amazingly normal... usually between 90-115. Since I've started going back to work my numbers have started creeping up. Especially my first-thing-in-the-morning fasting numbers. It's been around 165. Does anyone know if this is a normal occurence? Will my numbers start to eventually stabilize? I know that probably none of you are doctors. I would just like to know others' experiences with this.

Also, there were a couple of days when I actually got hungry. Not starving, but I was told that we shouldn't feel hunger for at least 3-6 months.

Third, I'm not having my staples removed until next Thursday and the skin where the staples were inserted is still red. There is no oozing or pain. Just itchy. Is this okay or should I be applying Neosporin or something?

Thanks for any responses!

poet_kelly · 10-23-2009, 01:25 PM

Welcome to TT.

I don't know about the blood sugar stuff. Hopefully someone else will come along who can answer that one for you.

When people start feeling hungry again really seems to vary. I know they say you shouldn't for a few months. But some people say they do after just a few days. And some people say they don't for about a year afterward. I think it just varies.

If the skin is still red but not getting more red, I wouldn't worry about it. Just keep it clean.

Kelly

AirForceW1fe · 10-23-2009, 02:08 PM

Hi Yvette, welcome to TT. I was also considered a brittle diabetic and highly insulin resistant. I was on 5 shots a day, 2 long lasting and 3 quick acting before each meal.

I was given 2 small doses of insulin while I was in the hospital and then nothing more. No meds or anything. I have up and down days depending on what I eat, ie it's higher when I eat fruits. But for the most part they have hung steady in the 90-100 mark. Stress is a big factor on blood sugar so maybe going back to work has put some stress on your body?

I would continue to monitor your readings as if you were still taking the insulin and definately mention it to your pcp.

Welcome to the losers bench. Glad you found TT.

Marella · 10-29-2009, 11:55 AM

Hi Yvette. Welcome to Thinner Times.

I can't help with the diabetes and I wish you success in that area. Even though you may have to still continually monitor yourself and your nourishment, I hope that this is still better than life and meds pre-op.

As for hunger... 3 to 6 months of not feeling hunger, what??? That's absolute absurd.

What IS important is that you understand how real hunger is created and not to confuse it with 'head' hunger and cravings.

From my Nutritionist, basically, we need to eat continually throughout the day with no more than a 5 hour gap from the previous meal, with 3-4 hours being more preferable. That's my breakfast - snack - lunch - snack - dinner - desert -- was given to me as a basic guideline to NOT experience hunger and be able to identify head hunger cravings.

If our bodies are continually fueled with small meals as in, breakfast - yogurt - lunch - cottage cheese - dinner - pudding -- your body doesn't get a chance to experience REAL hunger. So when you do feel you want to eat something it probably is HEAD hunger and not REAL hunger. Check the time of your last meal, you may need to pop a yogurt, a SF candy, a protein bar, an ounce of nuts, AS a snack to get your back on track.

You're still early post-op, so you're needs are a bit different, and so are your cravings. You may just be desiring something good tasting, something to crunch and much. It's all in the head AND very understandable. Schedule your nourishment 2 to 3 hours apart all the day long. Keep a record of your protein and calorie intake so that your calories don't to too low. Dehydration and not-enough calories can also cause that feeling of hunger. Fuel your body, so you don't wind up over-fueling it.

Take care,