T2 remission
Looks like the DS surgery has driven my T2 diabetes into remission.
First diagnosed in 2007... It has been 12 years of struggle with T2. In December of 2017, my morning FBG was around 180, and I was taking 4meds (metformin, trulicuty, farxiga, and glyburide), My A1C was ~7.1%. That's when I had enough and found the local bariatric center of excellence to find out who would do the surgery that would help
I now wake up with a FBG of ~100, and my A1C is 4.8%
I dropped the farxiga and glyburide after the VSG. I dropped the trulicity after the DS, and reduced the metformin. Now 3 months post DS I can drop the metformin.
After the VSG, my A1C was ~ 6.1%, good but not great. That's in the pre-diabetes range, I waned normal, something below 5% and no meds.
Remission of T2 was my goal. If the VSG alone worked, I would have been happy. After a year I went for the DS to administer the coup de grace to T2.
Here are the lab results for my A1C
8/1/19 4.8%
6/19/19. 5.6%
2/7/19. 5.9%
6/13/18 6.2%
12/7/17 7.1%
Here are my surgery dates
5/1/19 DS
5/1/18. Vsg surgery
The studies say DS drives T2 into remission for 95% to 98% of patients. I have an old , well informed, poster named Jillybean for the first clue about DS.
You can read some of her posts here
And here (she is the well informed deactivated member from Woodbridge VA that references the scholarly studies)
www.obesityhelp.com
I have not seen her posts for years. Thank you Jillybean, wherever you are, for the clue.
Looks like the DS surgery has driven my T2 diabetes into remission.
First diagnosed in 2007... It has been 12 years of struggle with T2. In December of 2017, my morning FBG was around 180, and I was taking 4meds (metformin, trulicuty, farxiga, and glyburide), My A1C was ~7.1%. That's when I had enough and found the local bariatric center of excellence to find out who would do the surgery that would help
I now wake up with a FBG of ~100, and my A1C is 4.8%
I dropped the farxiga and glyburide after the VSG. I dropped the trulicity after the DS, and reduced the metformin. Now 3 months post DS I can drop the metformin.
After the VSG, my A1C was ~ 6.1%, good but not great. That's in the pre-diabetes range, I waned normal, something below 5% and no meds.
Remission of T2 was my goal. If the VSG alone worked, I would have been happy. After a year I went for the DS to administer the coup de grace to T2.
Here are the lab results for my A1C
8/1/19 4.8%
6/19/19. 5.6%
2/7/19. 5.9%
6/13/18 6.2%
12/7/17 7.1%
Here are my surgery dates
5/1/19 DS
5/1/18. Vsg surgery
The studies say DS drives T2 into remission for 95% to 98% of patients. I have an old , well informed, poster named Jillybean for the first clue about DS.
You can read some of her posts here
Duodenal switch ??
What is this and if it is effective why doesn`t everybody do it?? I saw this mentioned in another thread and am curious what it is . I`ve heard that some people have had some type of lapband surgery and went non diabetic afterwards.
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Evidence of improvement of my type 2 diabetes after my surgery
As many of you know I had the Duodenal Switch procedure just under 3 months ago in the hopes of resolving my type 2 diabetes. Today, as part of a clinical study I am participating in, I had a meal tolerance test. Upon arrival, my fasting glucose level was 106. Then they made me drink 2 Ensure dri...
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And here (she is the well informed deactivated member from Woodbridge VA that references the scholarly studies)
If you are Type 2 and considering WLS... - Page 2
Have you heard of the Duodenal Switch (DS)? It has the best chances of curing your diabetes than any other WLS procedure. The DS in the US is a 2-part procedure--vertical sleeve gastrectomy for the stomach, and duodenal switch for the intestines. Here is a study that talks about how ...
I have not seen her posts for years. Thank you Jillybean, wherever you are, for the clue.
