Has anyone gotten Hypoglycemia from having Bypass surgery and if so how do you control it food wise?

[Chelly 364]

I have developed Hypoglycemia after bypass surgery and I've been controlling it as best I can with some more carbs, Protein and a little sugar if my blood sugar drops to low.

This was recommended to me by my primary doctor.

I would like to know if anyone else has this problem and what you do to control it.

[pookybear 284]

I do. I basically do the same thing. I keep Snacks in my desk drawer at work. I try to keep something in my purse if I'm going out but I'm not that great at remembering. Usually I'll buy a drink or a little snack if it's needed. My problem is If it gets too low and my head gets foggy, I'll go into a store and buy a ton of snacky things. Then I'll get my sugar up, and I have to figure out what to do with all the stuff I bought lol

I've come to recognize the feeling I get when it's starting to get low so I can usually catch it before it gets too bad.

Edited August 7, 2014 by pookybear

[RJ'S/beginning 5,357]

I have too. ( Reactive Hypoglycemia )

But it was after the sleeve. And only a few months ago! I eat 6 times a day and very little refined sugar.

I eat complex Protein. That means a carb with a Protein and it seems to be working better for me......

[Kristi 195]

I've had 2 bouts with reactive hypoglycemia. One was from waiting too long to eat dinner and one was from having a Migraine and not eating enough before I went to bed. No fun

I have apple juice in my fridge so if i have a reaction I drink an apple juice and eat a hard boiled egg. A friend of mine does apple juice and a tablespoon of Peanut Butter.

I'd love to hear what other people do as well.

[Steviefan1 126]

We diabetics are familiar with a product easily found in any drug store, its Glucose Tablets. Just a chewable little flavored wafer that has 45 carbs each and relives a low blood sugar. I usually carry 2 with me when I walk.

[Birthsjourney 146]

My surgeon says never a glucose tablet.. I am type 1 and can only treat with milk and a few Peanut Butter crackers! Those tabs are pure sugar and can cause Dumping symptoms

[moms2big 0]

Have you ever had any problems before your surgery? I had mine in 2005 and was not diabetic. Last summer I started having dizzy spells. Doctors thought it was from having radiation therapy to my brain tumor and from getting Sjograns syndrome, a cursor to the radiation. I started having 2 or more attacks a day and got so sick I could barely move. Good thing that came from it...I lost over 100 lbs in less than 6 months. I originally stopped loosing weight after 98 lbs, but my bad eating habits returned and I gained my weight back. I am able to eat regular size meals...which is bad because I was told that I was actually storing food in my asophagase which can lead to other problems. Anyway, when I got sick I was vomiting so much I got back to barely being able to eat...thought I was doing good at getting back under control. Like I was told so many times...this is a tool and you have to control your eating habits. If you are having a lot of trouble with the hypoglycemia please go to an endocrinologist with your records of food and blood glucose levels and get tested for Addisons disease. I was diagnosed with it in January of 2014 and wad told it was caused from the gastric bypass surgery and if I don't take my hydrocort (steroids) I will die. They only replace what your glands stopped producing.

[moms2big 0]

I have developed Hypoglycemia after bypass surgery and I've been controlling it as best I can with some more carbs, Protein and a little sugar if my blood sugar drops to low.

This was recommended to me by my primary doctor.

I would like to know if anyone else has this problem and what you do to control it.

[moms2big 0]

Yes I do and is caused from Addisons Disease which my Endocrinologist told me is from getting gastric bypass surgery.