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I'm guessing by now everyone here has heard that gastric bypass surgery has been pretty successful in sending type 2 diabetes into remission. Has anyone here actually had the surgery? What have been the results drawbacks. My doctor thinks I may be a candidate (in canada we can get it for free through our medicare system).
Since being diagnosed with type 2 about a month ago, I've started on a strict food and exercise regime. I've lost about 12 lbs and gone down a size. I take 500Mg. of Metformin a day and my fasting blood glucose is between 4. 6 and 5 (82-90 mg/dl). I seem to have pretty good control on my diabetes, but given the complications (Heart, kidney, etc.) why would anyone want to live with this disease if they could eliminate if with surgery?
Since being diagnosed with type 2 about a month ago, I've started on a strict food and exercise regime. I've lost about 12 lbs and gone down a size. I take 500Mg. of Metformin a day and my fasting blood glucose is between 4. 6 and 5 (82-90 mg/dl). I seem to have pretty good control on my diabetes, but given the complications (Heart, kidney, etc.) why would anyone want to live with this disease if they could eliminate if with surgery?