Low Blood Sugar

[LilBoo007 491]

Anybody ever have low blood sugar after surgery? I never had diabetes or anything but since surgery my blood sugar stays around 80, but sometimes it drops lower than 70. Right now it's 59 !!! What the heck is going on??

[colorado 21]

Hi, I was diabetic before surgery, no medication now BUT I have been having was is called reactive hypoglycemia. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/reactive-hypoglycemia/AN00934 Check out the mayo clinic info at this url. It happens to me about 3 hours after a meal, my blood sugar will plunge to about 50.

Which is low. This is actually one of the know side effects of RYN - but - not one talked about too much - and it a bummer and a scary one. The "cure" is to drink about 1/2 cup of a sugary beverage such as juice or regular soda or eat sugar tablets - BUT - this can cause problems in RNY patients. I personally have to eat a snack - which will also work. I find it happens when I have not been careful to eat a balance of carbohydrates during the day and have one meal with a high concentration of carbohydrates. In theory it is easy to prevent but in practice difficult sometimes to implement. I would suggest discussing with your DR and/or nutritionist right away. It is daaangerous.

[LilBoo007 491]

well im only 1 month post op and it started in the hospital right after surgery, they told me it was because i was not eating and only drinking Water for the 3 days I was in here. I bought a test kit with the strips and have been monitoring it on my own every so often. Usually its between 71 and 87 or so only 1 time did it get to 90. but today i ate my egg for Breakfast then sipped water around 11 Protein Shake. 1pm salmon. We then went to the store for about an hr. while we were checking out i started feeling sick and hot and my stomache hurt. i stumbled to the bathroom and had a bm. we rushed home and i took tested my blood and it was at 67. I know that is low but i dont know how low that is. So i drank a Protein shake and tested again 2 hrs. later and it was 59 ! So i kept drinking water and eventually it went back up to 72. I didn't drink any juice or sugar stuff because my dr. said no fruit or juice for a year and i was afraid of dumping if i had sugar...

[nienie 113]

well im only 1 month post op and it started in the hospital right after surgery, they told me it was because i was not eating and only drinking Water for the 3 days I was in here. I bought a test kit with the strips and have been monitoring it on my own every so often. Usually its between 71 and 87 or so only 1 time did it get to 90. but today i ate my egg for Breakfast then sipped Water around 11 Protein shake. 1pm salmon. We then went to the store for about an hr. while we were checking out i started feeling sick and hot and my stomache hurt. i stumbled to the bathroom and had a bm. we rushed home and i took tested my blood and it was at 67. I know that is low but i dont know how low that is. So i drank a Protein Shake and tested again 2 hrs. later and it was 59 ! So i kept drinking water and eventually it went back up to 72. I didn't drink any juice or sugar stuff because my dr. said no fruit or juice for a year and i was afraid of dumping if i had sugar...

I know it can happen to some. 70 is normal but sometimes people can be symptomatic. The best thing you can do is eat Protein. Good thing to stay away from juice as it will bring your sugar up but then drop it again right away. So eat meat or cheese or PB toast something that will stick. You might be one of those that needs to eat more frequently every couple hours to keep your blood sugar in a happy place...