SUSAN, CONGRATS TO YOU!!! I AM VERY HAPPY FOR YOU. I AM ALSO DIABETIC, 5 SHOTS OF INSULIN A DAY, 3 GLOCOPHAGE, AND 2 OTHER PILLS PRE SURGERY. I HAD MY SURGERY IN JUNE OF 2001 AND HAVE LOST 95 LBS AND AM OFF ALL MY MEDS FOR DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. I SURE HOPE YOU CAN DUMP ALL YOUR PILLS (SHOTS?) ALSO. MY DIABETES IS NOW DIET CONTROLLED AND IT IS WONDERFUL. I DO NOT MISS SHOTS AT ALL. I STILL AM DIABETIC AND MUST DO BLOOD TESTS DAILY BUT NO MORE SHOTS OR PILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY HUSBAND ALSO HAS DIABETES, HAS HAD THE WLS SURGERY, HAS LOST 195 AMAZING LBS AND IS OFF ALL OF HIS MEDS TOO. IF WE CAN DO IT, YOU CAN TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET READY FOR THE MIRACLE OF WLS!!! PS: WE ARE NOT KIDS EITHER, I AM 53 AND HE IS 58.