Hi,type2 on insulin. My grandfather died of colon cancer. My first one was done 10 years ago. No problem. But my siblings have polyps ,so mine is scheduled for the fall. I don’t drive ,my husband is having toe surgery in June. So planning ahead. Good luck everyone. Nancy50
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I am next. I am a bit late. had previous polyps.
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This thread was very useful. I have a colonoscopy in a couple of weeks.
Enjoy it!!! With modern drugs like propofol, you should feel no pain and be able to watch it on their TV while they are doing it. It is kind of fun after worrying so much about the procedure. The only nasty part is the 24 hours preceding the procedure. The preparation is no fun at all.
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I found a pdf that looks helpful. It is from a Gastro clinic in Kansas City. The only thing I would add is to test, test test and test again. I was told to decrease my basal by 50% which seem to work okay. At the time I wasn’t using Humalin. Absolutely make sure the team knows you are diabetic. Mine told me they would monitor my glucose and adjust as necessary. Maybe they were humoring me, I would never know. I go out like a light switch was turned off. The last thing I heard was, “OK, now, I’m going to pu…” I suppose she said push.
I was fully asleep during process last year. Did they give you a choice?
Nope, 12 years ago, they knocked me out like you. This last time, I was fully awake and did not feel any pain during the procedure and I could watch on TV the same screen doctor was using for the procedure. Was super fast recovery from local anesthesia as well.
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My approach has been to buy myself a book beforehand. During the worse of it I monopolize the back bathroom. During my first colonoscopy 12 years ago I read a fair amount of Richard Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution.
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Today I had a colonoscopy. I had to do a double prep. I also ate low fiber for a week prior to the prep. White bread, fish, white potatoes, rice cakes, Special K and other over processed delicacies. I had a field day then became sick.
This time Suprep was the prepping soln.
As far as taste, it tastes like cherry soda. Not bad. No extreme cramping or pain but I did need to use Vaseline. Most importantly, it provided a good cleaning. For sluggish bowels, it was the best so far in effectiveness. It is a low volume prep so you just have to drink a total of 48oz. including soln. and water. I supplemented it with 4 Ducelax I have found this prep to be superior to Gavilyte and Miralax for me.
Remember to hydrate, hydrate once you leave the appt. Also I kept my glucose to about 150, My Dexcom G6 was 2 point off of the hospital lab
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I’ve had dozens of colonoscopies, due to having ulcerative colitis and later Crohn’s. I had no problems with unmanageable lows. Most recently, I had the advantage of being on a t:slim X2 pump with Control-IQ. I have a program on it I called “NPO”, for “nothing by mouth. It is basically my regular program’s sleep hour basal with a very high correction ratio number for 24 hours/day. Beyond that, I let CIQ take care of things, but I check my BG about 6 times/hour using my pump, phone, or iWatch. My agreement with the gastro doc (who I call “GI Joe”) is that I can sip apple juice if need be, up to 2 hours prior to the procedure. After that, if I see I’m going low, I am to go to the procedure clinic, where they will start an IV early so the gas-passer can slip me some sweet stuff as required (I still am the one to monitor my BG until time for my procedure nap. All has gone well every time. But I still don’t like the prep.
As far as going without the procedure, due to severe GI bleeding as a result of getting radiation therapy, I had three colonoscopies in six months. But when they opened me up for a major cancer (non-colon) fix, they found colon cancer. Now I have two kinds of metastatic cancer. So I don’t recommend going without.
Incidentally, my ulcerative colitis/Crohn’s disappeared entirely two weeks after I quit a highly stressful job I hated. The mind tells the body when it’s not happy.
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