Blood sugar level rising after gastro-bypass surgery?

My brother in law had the popular surgery to take out part of his stomach so he could lose weight and get his diabetes and blood pressure under control. With the diabetes he was taking three shots of different forms of insulin each day. He became very discouraged with his inability to control the diabetes and had the gastro-bypass surgery. He lost a lot of weight and his blood pressure improved and he came off the insulin shots......all seemed good.

Now that his weight is stable, his BP has started climbing and his blood sugar level also. The doctor is thinking he may have to go back on the shots. My brother in law is not real happy with all this. Other than losing a lot of weight he feels the surgery was pointless.

Anyone else had the experience of the surgery not correcting the medical problems the doctors thought it would?

He IS diabetic and sees a specialist every three months for the past 12 years. The specialist is the one who wanted him to consider the surgery. His heart doctor wasn't as excited about the prospect, but eventually gave in to the other doctor and my brother in law.

His diabetes has always been eratic. His doctor was conderned it was well on the way to shortening his life.

Please ignore the guy above me promoting a dangerous scam-cure for diabetes.

call the surgeon!!

Has your brother in law been to a diabetic specialist. They can tell him if he has brittle diabetes. This is a form of diabetes that is very hard to control. He needs to see the dr.

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