type 1 diabetes and the sleeve....

Subject: Re: type 1 diabetes and the sleeve.... Sun 10 Oct 2010, 12:05 pm

soon as i can figure out how and what to eat will get a pump....
and that is the closest thing we have to an artificial pancreas......

sooooooooooon i hope!!!!!

Subject: Re: type 1 diabetes and the sleeve.... Sun 10 Oct 2010, 12:02 pm

Hi Butterfly girl.

Sorry to hear you are doing it tough.
I guess the difference is type 1 and type 2 are completely different diseases.
Type 2 is often described as a "lifestyle" disease - hence can be managed with reduced portions and losing the weight.

You might find if you dramatically lose weight it will have an effect on the amount of insulin you need. However, type 1 never goes into remission. It sucks.

However, there is more promising research being done with Type 1. So hopefully a cure is within our lifetime! Stay healthy until then!!

Subject: type 1 diabetes and the sleeve.... Sun 10 Oct 2010, 11:53 am

hi all
have read how all the type 2's, pre diabetics need less meds or don't need them at all...
or have normal tests very quickly after surgery...
type 1 sucks.
still need both insulins.
still spike or drop
still hate testing
still hate shooting up
still hate the whole thing.....
it sucks.

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