I need to have my gallbladder removed & am waiting to hear back on the date. I'm 41 & a type 2 Diabetic & it's very well controlled - my A1C and sugar is great (last A1C was 5.1 and fasting is in the 90s without insulin & drugs other than Metformin) but I'm reading about how once it's removed, blood
I lost my gallbladder at the same time I became prediabetic, both were due to pancreatitis. Or, the pancreatitis was due to gallbladder sludge, and caused the diabetes eventually. I rarely notice my gallbladder is gone! The one time it bugs me is if I eat a fatty meal too close to bedtime, then I get a bit of reflux. I wouldn’t be too nervous, gallbladder removal is one of the easiest surgeries there is, there’s a good chance you won’t miss it at all. Best of luck to you.
Did you notice your sugar going up or haywire after?
I was only prediabetic at the time, so I wasn’t measuring. But I continued prediabetic for years after so suspect it didn’t make any difference
Had mine removed a couple years ago when I sludged up and started waking up in the middle of the night with gallbladder attacks; probably hereditary since my father had his removed and his grandmother did too. I’m T1.5, about to turn 42, so I had it out when I was 39 or 40.
Absolutely no difference before or after in any way, except that I don’t get woken up at 4 AM feeling like my stomach is trying to cramp itself into the size of a single atom. Aside from a tiny little incision mark, if I didn’t know the surgery had been done, I would have no idea my gallbladder is gone. My sugar was high for like 2 days after the surgery (like 180-200) but that was just normal Healing Mode Activated kind of stuff.
Did your blood sugar even back out?
Yes, it went back to normal after a few days.
I haven't had a gallbladder for almost 15 years. Got diagnosed 2 years ago, my last a1c without meds was 4.9 but I'm voluntarily taking glp-1s to aid with continued weight loss.
I did, but it it happened years before my diabetes diagnosis. It's possible they're linked, as gallbladder disease can damage the pancreas. Regardless, as with any major surgical procedure, it will probably impact your blood sugar in the short term, but should go back to where it was eventually.
I had mine out at the same time as I was diagnosed with T2. This means my only experience moderating my sugar is without a gallbladder, but it’s been fine. Since you’re well controlled, I anticipate you’ll be able to manage it without any problems.
Really, life has been fine without one, too. People told me they felt instantly better after waking up from surgery, and I thought that was weird, but then I woke up from surgery, and felt so much better. It turns out I was sicker than I knew, for longer than I knew. Good riddance to bad rubbish! Best of luck with your surgery.
I’m type 3c diabetic for almost 20 years. Had my gallbladder removed last year. Zero impact on my diabetes or sugars.
Pro tip: Avoid high fat meals for a couple weeks while your body adjusts to not having a gallbladder. After a couple weeks go Ham.
Hehe. I made myself laugh