My sugar levels were 20-33+ before the op for about 5 years! After the op they were around 6 rising to just under 10 a few days later, they have now drilled to norm, and the minute I got home from my stay in hospital, I burst into tears and could not stop, just look in my diary, although I feel it must be harder when your living on your own, I had my family around me, which was a big help, is there no one on here that lives in the same town that could perhaps visit?