Hypoglycemia?

[missheathyr 14]

I am 6 months out now from my surgery and I have lost 75lbs. I have been very irritable, fatigued and shaky lately and sometimes I feel faint. My blood pressure is always fine (I've never had an issue with it anyway) and my bloodwork always comes back good. But I do still have trouble hitting my Protein goal.

Could this be hypoglycemia I'm experiencing? Has anyone else had this issue?

[Healthy_life2 8,327]

It could be. Befriend a diabetic and borrow a blood sugar meter (or buy one from a pharmacy off the shelf) When you feel like you have described above you can test to see if it is truly a blood sugar issue.

[able2cope 193]

I'm a diabetic, and yes it does sound very much like how I get when I am having a hypo - I think you should go and get checked out for this as its not good to let it go on. Also buy yourself some dextrose tablets and take 3 or 4 of those when you are feeling like this - if it makes you feel better quickly, you will also have your answer... Take care. this isn't something to be ignored.

[missheathyr 14]

Thanks ladies. Although there are people in my life that have diabetes I've never had these kinds of issues before so it helps to get some insight. I have been prone to drops in blood pressure and anemia since my teen years but nothing like that seems to be the issue.

Thanks again!