hottmd12

Hi I have been 13 yrs post bypass and lost 120lbs and kept it off. At about year 10, I would have low blood sugars 2 hrs post meal where I would feel sick trembling, hungry, confused and unable to speak. This has continued to get much worse and yesterday I had an episode where my bs was 1.6 which is 34 in us measurements. it is extremely scary and difficult to manage. I had to stop working fulltime and many things I like to do I now feel too anxious to try as I am worried I will have a low. I went on a no carb diet with less than 20 carb per day, it is very strict and limiting. I saw an endo who had never heard of this condition. I think as more people reach the 10 yr mark it will be recognized. the correct name for this condition is "postparandial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia" Some people are so disabled by this they have their pancreas completely removed. It can lead to seizure and even death if not treated with glucose. They feel it is when the gut gets some carbs the pancreas over reacts and produces way too much insulin and the blood sugar levels drop significantly. It does get worse as time goes by and is not curable l Have tried many medications but the only thing that works is to cut out carbs completely. This is a devastating illness so pre op pts, consider this before you have the surgery...if anyone is interested there is a good forum called WEIGHT LOSS TRIUMPH, it has lots of pts with this same problem...