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Hey guys

So had my surgery this time last year at my heaviest I was 21 stone or 131kg and over the last year I have lost over 9 stone, back the gym regularly.

However just recently I have noticed I have been having small dizzy spells, I think it is low blood pressure, a midwife friend said it could hypoglycaemia. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced something like this

My food diary is typical to this

Breakfast 8:30

200ml granola

200ml semi skimmed milk

200ml fresh orange

snack 10:00

2 hard boiled eggs

lunch 12:30

Wrap with salad and various meat filling each day

Snack

10calorie jelly pot

dinner

Genuinely chicken, rice and veggies

I don’t drink tea or coffee so it’s diluting juice mainly which I would say I am not bad at drinking (could always be better)

Any advice on foods or experience would be greatly appreciated

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I was getting really dizzy a few weeks after surgery and finally collapsed and then went to the doctor. According to her, it was one or all of the following:

1) Hypotension

2) Dehydration

3) Standing up from lying down too quickly

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I was getting really dizzy a few weeks after surgery and finally collapsed and then went to the doctor. According to her, it was one or all of the following:
1) Hypotension
2) Dehydration
3) Standing up from lying down too quickly

So how did you deal with it if you don’t mind me asking, do you still have that now


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My dizziness after surgery was caused by low blood pressure. Stopped my blood pressure medications and the problem was corrected.

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I had a very bad insulin problem: I went for my walk (as I always did) when i got home I decided that I needed to rake the leaves. I became so dizzy and weak I almost didn't make it in the house. I checked my blood sugar, it was 294. Before this (I was diabetic before I lost my weight) I was confused because my BS had been in the 120's. I drank a Protein Drink and headed to lie down. When I finally went to see my DR he looked at my ledger and seen what had happened. He told me that I had REACTIVE BLOOD SUGAR. My blood sugar had dropped so low that my Pancreas kicked out lots of insulin, that is why I had the super high BS. Strange but true. I hope you figure it all out. Good Luck

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