Hi all ...

I had band surgery on 12 /28 ..when i came out of surgery i knew something was wasn't right ...It hurt to swallow and I couldnt keep anything down . Long story short I ended up in the ER on New Years Eve day because I was very badly dehydrated . They pumped me with IV and admitted me .. 9 pm new years day I was in surgery getting a " bigger " band . WTF ??? anyway my question is I am a diabetic and am getting very low blood sugar readings . I checked with my med doc he made a small adjustment in in my med but so far its still low . I honestly do not think I am eating enough . I am following the Phase 2 liquid diet as directed . By noon today I had my sugar up to 89 ( from 60 at 8am ) by 4:30 bam ! down to 58 . I have been drinking liquids and today I am concentrating on drinking lots of protein hoping it would have helped . These sugar spikes can not be good for me . I honesty think 4oz of food is not enough or that I need to "eat" 4 times a day rather than 3 . anyone having any problems with this ? other than my bad start Im doing great . Healing well ...a lil pain where the "port" is but thats it . any help would be greatly appreciated .

Sometimes dr's orders are a 'general rule'. Try eating 4 small meals a day and see if that helps your blood sugar level out better. I'm not diabetic and don't know much about it, but I would try something else, since obviously the 3 times a day isn't working for you. Sometimes the 4 smaller meals work better anyways.

Hope it levels out soon for you!

I wish doctors were more consistent on their diet recommendations. The sheer number of variations I see on post op diets is mind boggling!

My instructions are for 1/2 cup (or 4 oz) of food SIX times a day...I don't think i would have made it on 3 times a day and I am not diabetic. I think you should try for 4 and see if it helps.

My question to you is are you giving yourself shots or are you on the pump? Are you drinking sugar free protein drinks..are they premixed or are you mixing them yourself? I am assuming you started with a 10cc band and now have a 14cc band...how much are you looking to lose? I personally am not diabetic but my mom is. I have a 10cc band with 4cc's of saline in it. I was banded 11/23/09 and lost 130 lbs without any problems. My mom is just now starting the band process now.

I am a diabetic and at the time I got my band, I was eating 6 smaller meals per day just to keep my blood sugar stable. Due to the extremely low carbs post surgery, my meds were cut in half. Now a year later, I'm off them completely. I'm a Type II by the way.

Unfortunately there are a lot of doctors out there giving out a lot of advice and none of them seem to agree...which is why I use the brain God gave me and take their 'advice' as just one more piece of information in deciding what I'm going to do. It's my body and I'm the one who has to live with the consequences.

As a diabetic, it's the Protein that's going to keep your blood sugar stable and the carbs that will give the most problem since it's the carbs that (generally) cause the production of insulin (assuming you're type II). I'm curious as to why the doctor handling your meds isn't suggesting you stop taking them or lowering them drastically with consistent low blood sugar readings.

.

I am a diabetic and at the time I got my band, I was eating 6 smaller meals per day just to keep my blood sugar stable. Due to the extremely low carbs post surgery, my meds were cut in half. Now a year later, I'm off them completely. I'm a Type II by the way.

Unfortunately there are a lot of doctors out there giving out a lot of advice and none of them seem to agree...which is why I use the brain God gave me and take their 'advice' as just one more piece of information in deciding what I'm going to do. It's my body and I'm the one who has to live with the consequences.

As a diabetic, it's the Protein that's going to keep your blood sugar stable and the carbs that will give the most problem since it's the carbs that (generally) cause the production of insulin (assuming you're type II). I'm curious as to why the doctor handling your meds isn't suggesting you stop taking them or lowering them drastically with consistent low blood sugar readings.

.

I am type 2 . I went to my med doc for a chat because I don't trust my surgeons anymore . I was doing good and the med doc made a n adjustment in my med . But like you said listen to your body and use your own brain . so thats what I did yesterday when the BG levels kept coming up low . I have modified the diet plan to work for me , and Im drinking alot of protein . Im in my first week post op so doing a lot of trial and error . I actually think the diet plan given to me ( generic for everyone ) just wasnt enough food for me . Im sure as I progress things will be easier to maintain . thanks !

I am not diabetic but have issues when my blood sugar is low (runs in my family, even my brother in law knew when my thin sister went to long without eating that they had to stop whatever they were doing and get her food. NOW). I have started to get restriction and have noticed that since I am eating noticiably less that I'm getting occational headaches. Seems to get better after I eat. I tend to eat low carb and the brain runs on carbs.