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28 Years Old T1D, Comorbidities + Too Many Meds.
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I'm going in to this with the thought that a RNY...
MBNC88June 21, 2017
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I'm going in to this with the thought that a RNY will help me with my type 1 diabetes. I've been a T1D for 25 of my 28 years on earth. My BMI fluctuates between 35.2 to 34.8. I have my first insurance weigh in next week. I'm hoping this procedure with the lifestyle change will improve my insulin use.
UPDATED FROM MBNC88
5 months pre
1st "Official" Weigh In
MBNC88June 27, 2017
I managed to keep my BMI above 35. I feel odd focusing on not losing weight for 6 months. Knowing that many people who undergo this procedure are much more overweight than I am is the cause of this feeling. However the reason I want to do this so badly is much more than just weight loss.
I've been a type 1 diabetic for 25 years. I spent from the ages of 3 to 13 on shots then at 13 going on 14 I got my first insulin pump. That year I started to gain weight which I wasn't able to when on shots. While on shots my A1Cs were north of 10! They went much better in the early going on the pump either, but they gradually got better. I'm now at a 7.4 A1C. Since my earliest days on the insulin pump my insulin usage has increased. Even when my blood sugars & my A1Cs improved, more insulin was added to my daily regimen. I'm at a point now in my diabetic life where I'm entering a vicious cycle. I'm on an enormous amount of insulin which causes me to make weight loss very difficult & being overweight means I need more insulin to compensate. Basically I'm a type 1 diabetic at risk of becoming a type 2 diabetic as well.
My hope is that RNY gastric bypass will eventually get me to a point where I won't need over 120 units of insulin a day to maintain good numbers.
I've been a type 1 diabetic for 25 years. I spent from the ages of 3 to 13 on shots then at 13 going on 14 I got my first insulin pump. That year I started to gain weight which I wasn't able to when on shots. While on shots my A1Cs were north of 10! They went much better in the early going on the pump either, but they gradually got better. I'm now at a 7.4 A1C. Since my earliest days on the insulin pump my insulin usage has increased. Even when my blood sugars & my A1Cs improved, more insulin was added to my daily regimen. I'm at a point now in my diabetic life where I'm entering a vicious cycle. I'm on an enormous amount of insulin which causes me to make weight loss very difficult & being overweight means I need more insulin to compensate. Basically I'm a type 1 diabetic at risk of becoming a type 2 diabetic as well.
My hope is that RNY gastric bypass will eventually get me to a point where I won't need over 120 units of insulin a day to maintain good numbers.
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UPDATED FROM MBNC88
1 month pre
Almost there!
MBNC88October 8, 2017
I’m almost there. My RNY is scheduled for 11/20/17. I still have work to do to get to that point. I still have to make weight at my last insurance weigh in at the end of this month. I have to keep my blood sugar in check till surgery. Starting next week I have plenty of doctor appointments every week.
I’m a little nervous about what eating will be like after the surgery & what my recovery will be like. I’m also excited for the future & being close to finally getting to the starting line (I don’t consider all of the red tape & weigh ins as part of the actual process).
I’m a little nervous about what eating will be like after the surgery & what my recovery will be like. I’m also excited for the future & being close to finally getting to the starting line (I don’t consider all of the red tape & weigh ins as part of the actual process).
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