Diabetes entails a ton of rules that must be strictly followed, especially when it comes to diet. If you have huge appetite and love food more than your smartphone, you'd almost feel doomed after diagnosis as food choices become very restricted and eating habits change drastically. Someone whose normal routines include running to fast food chains for breakfast get to spend … [Read more...]
Gastric Bypass Surgery Procedures, Risks, and Complications
In the first part of this series, we discussed the fundamentals of gastric bypass surgery, the types of bariatric surgeries, and their positive and negative impacts on patients. We learned that most types of bariatric surgeries are primarily performed on people who are morbidly obese, but study results suggest that they can also be a potential major treatment for Diabetes. The … [Read more...]
Gastric Bypass Surgery: Post-Operation Care and Management
Life after gastric bypass surgery extremely changes. Management and care varies depending on the patient's needs but constant monitoring and assessment are compulsory as mild to severe complications always come with it. You can't just ignore recurring pains and serious discomfort because these happen when you or your surgeon did something wrong. Dumping syndrome is one of the … [Read more...]
Gastric Bypass Surgery for Diabetes: An Introduction
Gastric bypass is just one type of several bariatric surgery procedures that has become a popular weight loss method to solve obesity issues in the United States, where 78 million adults were classified as obese. In fact, more than 13,000 patients underwent gastric bypass from 2009-2011 or 6.62% of all patients that underwent bariatric surgeries across the country. Despite the … [Read more...]
Food Stuck After Gastric Bypass Surgery
So, right now I am smack in the middle of experiencing my first episode of food getting stuck in my pouch, or somewhere along my line of where food travels. Let me get a couple things straight: This is my fault, I ate chicken way too early, at least 2 weeks too early. I ate in the car on the run, so I wasn't paying attention. So, don't feel sorry for me. Why am I eating … [Read more...]