As seen on another board.........

LaChelle, I became hypoglycemic post-op. The lowest my sugar has been that I know is 35...but I didn't pass out. I went to an endocrinologist and he had a 7 hr glucose tollerance test done and it confirmed it. It can be treated just by watching you food intake very closely. I don't do starchy veggies (corn, peas, potatos (white or sweet)), rice (ANY), or pasta (ANY). I seem to be ok with bread, as long as I be very careful not to over-do it.  What is happening (as explained to me by Dr. Zaidi) is that as soon as I eat 1 bite of a starch, it signals the brain to start making insulin...since certain starches turn into sugar ASAP. Since having my RNY though, my body expected me to eat more than I did...so I would have all this excess insulin..causing my sugar levels to plummet.  You quickly learn what your symptoms are. For me, the heart palpatations, feeling clammy, nervousness comes first. As soon as these symptons start, I have 2-3 glucose tablets (and No, they don't cause me to dump). Within a few minutes, I'm fine. Now days when this happens, it's usually because of sugar alcohols. Sometimes my body can handle sf pudding, other times, it can't.

Sherri

LaChelle, Blood sugar problems run in my husband's family. His mom and sister have diabetes, and he has hypoglycemia (just has it, not because of wls). At any rate, he is also able to control his hypoglycemia by diet alone. He is just careful to eat a high protein diet (because proteins are the hardest for the body to break down into sugars).