Weight Loss Surgery to Combat Diabetes

Blithe Morning · Post by **Blithe Morning** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:31 pm

Two studies have found that weight loss operations worked much better than the standard treatments to control Type 2 diabetes in obese and overweight people. Those who had surgery to staple the stomach and reroute the small intestine were much more likely to have their diabetes go into complete remission, or to need less medicine, than people given the typical regimen of drugs, diet and exercise, the studies found. The surgery also helped many to lower their blood pressure and cholesterol.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/scien ... -find.html

I think I will stick with No S to help prevent Type 2 Diabetes if bariatric surgery is now considered a viable treatment.

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:29 pm

No wonder, since I doubt they can find that many people who can stick to the diet and exercise part.

However, I read recently that one of the unforeseen effects of bariatric surgery is that those around the patient also tend to lose weight after the surgery because they adopt better eating habits.

I pray I will have the courage to do what is needed if health is ever the impetus for changes I need to make. Despite incredible overeating of terrible foods, my blood panels were good. Ironically, they are not quite as good since I've gotten smarter, but I've also gotten older. Who knows how bad it would have been by now if I had not found No S.

NoSnacker · Post by **NoSnacker** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:44 am

ya and i watched the 6 week series "My 600 Pound Life" of 5 individuals that had that surgery. Even after the surgery YOU can gain weight back..maybe not all but happened to some of them...they needed a lot of will power to comply.

some of these individuals were battling with binging and still had the tendencies there even after the surgery..

most kept their weight down..but you can see the constant struggle they have with wanting to keep eating.

even when getting sick, they had a hard time stopping or would say it is worth it to have this and be sick.

no s makes sense but is even hard...

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:50 am

One teacher at work had the surgery and she is really glad she did. She lost quite a bit of weight even before the surgery so she was to some degree accepting how she would need to eat beforehand. I asked her why she didn't just skip the surgery since she was doing well eating to lose weight beforehand. She said the incentive of the surgery was keeping her compliant and that did not trust herself to stick to it forever. She is very slim now and still is so happy because she was fat her whole life.

My niece weighed 380 lbs. when she had her surgery. A year and a half later she is very glad.

I'm still not a fan, but some people are facing demons I can't imagine.

Blithe Morning · Post by **Blithe Morning** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:48 am

I would love for some real research to be done on No S particularly in regards to managing blood sugar in non-diabetics.How many people who follow a No S lifestyle develop diabetes ; that sort of thing.

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:48 pm

I know I said on another thread that a colleague reported that her friend has been diagnosed with diabetes and her eating plan calls for three meals a day, no snacks. I think the amount of food eaten at the meals makes a difference.