[suemagoo]

Hi has anyone have diabetes and been banded? iam a type 2 diabetic on an insulin pump thinking about having the band done.Please let me know your results. Ive had diabetes for 24 years and now im on the pump i want to have the band and my doctor is telling me to have the sleeve. i am very afraid to be cut and if it goes wrong oh well my stomach is gone. please help

thanks Sue

[Corrigan]

suemagoo, on September 5, 2011 - 10:18 AM, said:

Hi has anyone have diabetes and been banded? iam a type 2 diabetic on an insulin pump thinking about having the band done.Please let me know your results. Ive had diabetes for 24 years and now im on the pump i want to have the band and my doctor is telling me to have the sleeve. i am very afraid to be cut and if it goes wrong oh well my stomach is gone. please help

thanks Sue

[Corrigan]

Hi Sue. I hate to tell third party stories, but I have a close friend, 66yrs, who was banded last Dec. and has lost 70 lbs and is off all diabetes medication, his

sleep apnea is gone and his night time leg cramps no longer bother him. He's the one who convinced me to get the Lapband (I go next monday).

I have most of the health problems he had, along with an extra 100lbs. Some people ask "Why bother at your age?", but I've been active all my life

and hate to quit now.

If you compare the sleeve to the Lapband online and in this forum, I'm sure you'll come to the correct decision for you, and

you'll probably get a lot of posts here that'll help you make up your mind.

Whatever you decide, the very best of luck.

[suemagoo]

Corrigan, on September 5, 2011 - 11:29 AM, said:

Hi Sue. I hate to tell third party stories, but I have a close friend, 66yrs, who was banded last Dec. and has lost 70 lbs and is off all diabetes medication, his

sleep apnea is gone and his night time leg cramps no longer bother him. He's the one who convinced me to get the Lapband (I go next monday).

I have most of the health problems he had, along with an extra 100lbs. Some people ask "Why bother at your age?", but I've been active all my life

and hate to quit now.

If you compare the sleeve to the Lapband online and in this forum, I'm sure you'll come to the correct decision for you, and

you'll probably get a lot of posts here that'll help you make up your mind.

Whatever you decide, the very best of luck.

[suemagoo]

hi corriagn,

Thanks for the info i think the band is for me every time i think about being cut I flippe out. good luck with your surgery! Please keep in touch

Sue