Veterans with blood sugar issues HELP

[Betty1971 383]

Hello friends!
2 and 1/2 years out post VSG, donated a kidney to my daughter 15 months ago and had a full Tummy Tuck with muscle repair 5 ish months ago, here is my issue/concern.

I have seen my Bariatric team, primary dr, kidney transplant team and I am still have no real understand of what’s happening!!!

they slapped a Dexcom on me die to crazy blood sugars. Spike to over 350 and at night drop below 40, yes I said 40. Full on symptoms of hypoglycemia aboit 4 days out of the week despite anything I try with my diet. The endo ordered acarbose for me three times a day, I’m carrying glucagon nasal spray for my lows that get bad.

all my blood tests come out pretty good, my A1c is a little higher than I would like it and they are throwing around things like insulin resistance (blood tests don’t show it), pre diabetes and insulinoma. My Bariatric team is a little concerned because they have never had to treat anyone with acarbose (anti-diabetic medication) and it isn’t supposed to lower my lows at all but help lower my spikes after meals.

I’m eating super low carb and high Protein and all the dietitian could give me for advice was to cut out bananas.

Has anyone here out a year or two dealt with such a thing. I can’t take a lot of medications due to only having one kidney??

im just out of ideas and options !!!

[myfanwymoi 102]

Nothing as severe as yours but I get horrible hypoglycaemia when I eat carbs/sugar. But it’s addictive and the world is full of it so October succumb - sometimes accidentally but often just through weariness!

Anyhoo - for me low carb works. If I’m eating Keto I’m fine apart from cramps and palpitations.

banana’s definitely spike my sugar and set off cravings - I try to stick to berries and yogurt.

hope you get some help with this - hypo can be terrifying and feeling ill all the time is what we wanted to leave behind!!!