Hi all, my 1st thread. I had my bypass on th 1st April 2009 currently lost 11st which is amazing (never thought i would be so happy) except i have a problem. I am a type 1 diabetic and have been for over 30 yrs. Im one of the unlucky ones that diabetes wont go away! Any way since the op well for the 1st year after anyway i managed to maintain my diabetes with great results juggling insulin to what i eat etc.. but in January 2010 i started having unconscious hypo’s during the night no warngs it was happening id get them 3-4 times a week which was a nightmare considering i had got my confidence back started dating a lovely guy who really didnt know what the hell was happening (poor man) to be honest it only struck me that i was having hypo’s the 3rd time it happened when i was semi conscious and couldnt get out of bed struggling to get dextro’s tablets or a drink down my throat as the hypo had taken hold. Anyway luckily we now know what’s happening and he is fantastic at administering glucogel he says im a boyfriend batter though as i thrash around so much when having a hypo (i know he’s joking really!) i have now been referred back to a diabetes consultant with diabetic nurse specialist to try and sort this problem out but im struggling to explain the bypass and effects it has to the diabetic nurse and i have been trying to research online any type 1 diabtes and gastric bypass studies with the long term effects of the surgery on the condition and im not coming up with anything.
Im wondering if anyone on here can 1) help me out with the research
2) to see if any one is in the same boat as me with their type 1 diabtes after having surgery?
I thought my life was getting back on track, coming through depression before my op but now these diabtes problems are ruling my new life and i feel so down about it all.
Sorry for the long thread, i could add more but don’t want to bore any of you.
thanks in advance
Vic xxxx