Specialists Call for Gastric Surgery to Be Standard Diabetes Treatment

I know many people who have had more health problems as a result of having Bariatric surgery! One being loads of excess skin, having to pay thousands to have it removed! only for it to get infected! My friend has put weight on even after having a gastric sleve!  she said she is always hungry & can hardly eat anything other wise she has really bad indigestion! I was offered it but turned it down! I gave it alot of thought, went to the information eveing & saw the surgen! But i knew it wasn"t for me, I got alot of stick for it from my sugren & hepotoist, he said your fat & all your health problems are of your own making go away! he was so rude, I did complant about him but was persaured not to make it offical! now I would! having Bariatic is huge desion & I had the right to say no! so don"t be bullied into it, if you know it"s not what you want! 

For a lot of usI think counselling to discover why we overeat would be useful 

Hi, My husband is type 2 diabetic and is on insulin and meds and has the condition under control. His blood readings are good, between 5 - 8. My question is, can the condition be reversed? When will the medical profession say to him that he no longer needs insulin or tablets?  Thanks, Ann

Hi Bellabee,

Depends whether your husband is overweight and that weight was the reason for the development of the disease. Weight loss can reduce the effects of diabetes, I myself moved from insulin dependency to diet control through massive weight loss. Several times I have reduced weight to avoid insulin dependency in my early years of diagnoses. Yet my brother had weight reduction surgery and remained insulin dependent. So it is possible and the bonus is that you can return to a normal driving licence instead of the three year review with the threat of withdrawing of licence off your husband's back. 

Hi, well that is certainly good news, at the diabetes clinic he was not given any encouragement at all in regards to halting the condition. When I asked if it can be reversed, they said it is almost impossible. She had only seen one patient who had.

The type 2 was brought on from carrying too much weight. He has also been through a major op to remove the prostrate, it was very large and cancer was found. Since the op he has lost about 10kg and is hoping to get cycling again now.

Thanks very much for your response.

Ann.