My husband was banded Oct. 7th. He was borderline diabetic pre-surg. Now he is having symptoms of low blood sugars. How long does this usually last? What can help ?

My husband was banded Oct. 7th. He was borderline diabetic pre-surg. Now he is having symptoms of low blood sugars. How long does this usually last? What can help ?

If he was taking any medication for his diabeties, he should talk to his PCP about possibly adjusting or even stopping his medicines. He should NOT stop taking anything until he talks to the doctor. Personally, my doctor had me stop taking my metformin the day before surgery. I haven't had a dose since then, and my blood sugars have been normal. Just have him call his doctor. If his blood sugar is dropping too low, then you should take steps to get them back into normal range until he can see his doctor. Hope this helps!

I was "borderline" but not on any medication for diabetes, and I've felt fine. I agree w/Slim-n-tn; call your endocrinologist.

See, for me borderline, I had no drugs, didn't check my own blood sugar, etc. I was hungry until I got on mushies; is that maybe what your husband is experiencing? What symptoms? If you guys know it's low blood sugar, then please call his endocrinologist right away!

I used to have low blood sugars before I became diabetic. The key is to eat protein as much as possible and low carbs. There are also glucose tabs and gel he can take if it gets too low.

I went from being a full blown type two diabetic with two shots a day, to no shots. And in the last weeks, I've had several bouts of low blood sugar (tested and proven) and my dr's told me to drink about 4 ounces of apple juice. (i can't drink oj, makes my tummy yucky). That fixes it. Haven't needed it in about 10 days. So maybe I'm leveling out. I feel so much better now than just 1 month ago. I'm so glad I made the choices I have. Just wish I had done this in 2002 when I first looked into it.

teri

I had wondered about this too. I currently take 2 500mg pills of Metformin ER a day and will be banded in 2 weeks. I have been very bad at monitoring my sugar but for the past few days, it's been high and I'm on the protein shake diet right now... so that makes no sense to me. But I will definitely keep a check on it and contact my doctor if/when it starts to go down.

My surgeon took me off of my Glucophage immediately after surgery. So far, my blood sugars have been steadily going down on nothing. Very exciting! The main reason I went through all of this!