Comment by nel on August 25, 2010 at 8:10am

You and lady deserve your holiday ...happy cruisin for the rest of your life ; not just in the Mediterranean :)

Comment by Grant Buchan-Terrell on August 25, 2010 at 8:17am

Thanks Team Diabetes for your kind comment. I feel exceptionally lucky in so many ways, and wish I could help those with Type 2 that aren't so fortunate as I. I'm interested in that Lions Club diabetic venture that Clarence told me about, as a start.

Comment by Terrie on August 25, 2010 at 4:18pm

Wow Grant...Congratulations on your Successful Gastric Bypass and your Courage and Strength. I remember you asking about the Bypass and here you are all finished and enjoying your New Life. I am grateful that you are doing Well. :)

Vit. D from sun? I have read that: "It has been suggested by some vitamin D researchers, for example, that approximately 5-30 minutes of sun exposure between 10 AM and 3 PM at least twice a week to the face, arms, legs, or back without sunscreen usually lead to sufficient vitamin D synthesis and that the moderate use of commercial tanning beds that emit 2%-6% UVB radiation is also effective [10,33]. Individuals with limited sun exposure need to include good sources of vitamin D in their diet or take a supplement".

Comment by Grant Buchan-Terrell on August 25, 2010 at 6:23pm

To Terrie8: I'm very fair & have had some spots zapped off this yr to reduce skin cancer. I'll stik to supplements as a result. Thanks for comments - hit 216.9 tonite!
gbt

Comment by Cathy Jacobson on August 25, 2010 at 6:30pm

Grant just a quick question. I have gf who had bypass surgery the beginning of the summer. Pre-surgery she was a warm, caring, considerate person. Post surgery she is all wrapped up in herself, it's all about her, she is naggy, mean spirited, nasty and very hurtful towards others. We have all noticed it, so it's not just me being sensitive. We found out from an anethesticist that this can happen with surgery, the anastesia (sp is horrible) can make you irritable, but as it leaves your system, you get back to normal. This is going on 4 months, and I am ready to walk away because I can't take the constant slams against my weight loss efforts w/o surgery, or how I am doing STILL being diabetic, she swears she is NOT diabetic now that she has lost 35 lbs, post surgery.
What would you suggest, seriously, I'd be willing to slap her soon.

Comment by Grant Buchan-Terrell on November 20, 2010 at 6:55am

Sorry for long delay in responding, I obviously don't come to this site very much anymore. Frankly, I'm very skeptical that the anesthetic (?) caused any of the mood/'tude changes in your friend. Nor do I think it was a side effect of the operation. People process life changes differently, maybe the new attitude is the real person, and the other person was fake, who knows? I know I have a more positive spin on things and much more energy now than I used to have. I'm plateaued at about 211 and all nos. were in normal range for my extensive 6 month tests. It has been one of the best things I ever did.

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