Anyone else having problems with low blood sugar?

I posted this on the wrong board yesterday, DUH! At first I thought no big deal I am a little shakey I just need to eat something. Well then it started happening more often and I realized I had just eatten something about an hour or 2 before it happened. I got one of my father in law's monitors and have started testing when I start getting shakey. I called my surgeon's office ( We have moved to another state so I can't go in to see him) and he sent me for some blood work a week and a half ago, but I haven't gotten the results yet. My biggest scare with it came when I was on my way home from the beach with my daughter. We had been riding for about 3 hours and I stopped for gas and potty breaks. I got out and we went to the restroom and felt fine. Then went out to pump the gas and got REALLY shakey. I felt really confused about everything. I knew what I needed to do to pump the gas but it was like I was having a hard time going through the steps. It was very scarey. I checked my sugar and it was at 51 which isn't drastically low but it was low enough to scare the crap out of me. I went and ate and made it home safely. I have been reading around that people are starting to have trouble with this after surgery. So I was just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this and if so what you are doing about it. Some of the articles I have read say that people are having to get part of the pancreas removed. AHHHH!!!!!! I really hope that is not the case!

I have had low blood sugar issues since about 3 months out. When I had issues, I carried glucose tablets with me. I usually always make sure that I have a protien bar in my purse. I was told to make sure that I have something protien based every 2 - 3 hours. I found that regular life savers have about the same sugar content as the glucose tablet and they taste way better. It picks your sugar level up enough until the protien can be digested to keep it up. Orange juice works too, but I dump on OJ. Need to be careful with our sensitive little pouches. Best of luck. Pam

Wow, sometimes you can learn a bundle from this board. I've had the same type of symptom, probably not as severe or as often, and while I did associate it with a lack of food, I did not realize a certain type of food would benefit me most. Thanks for bringing this one up.

Are you getting in your water? That can make you feel shakey and dizzy if you are not getting all you need. You say you have had it happen and hour or two after eating. In your meal are you eating alot of carbs? If so your blood sugar raises then drop dramatically, thus the low blood sugar. The glycemic index of foods will play a big part in your blood sugar. good luck, Jen