Low Blood Sugar After RNY

I am 20 months out.  Anyone else experience low blood sugar after RNY and, if so, what were your signs and symptoms?  

Good afternoon!

Yes I suffer from it if I am not careful. If I don't keep my carbs low and protein up I crash quickly.  I have gotten as low as 45.  I eat 6 times a day to keep my sugar in a normal range.

Symptoms:

What are the symptoms of hypoglycemia?

Symptoms of hypoglycemia include the following:

• Shakiness
• Dizziness
• Sweating
• Hunger
• Headache
• Pale skin color
• Sudden moodiness or behavior changes, such as crying for no apparent reason
• Clumsy or jerky movements
• Seizure
• Difficulty paying attention, or confusion
• Tingling sensations around the mouth

Take care and have a talk with your nutritionist or PCP.
It can become very dangerous if you are somewhere where you can not take care of it right there and then. Always remember to keep a snack with you at all times.

Best of luck!

Cira

Thanks Cira.  Looks like I may be dealing with  hypoglycemia.  Went to my endocrinologist today and she wants me to wear a microchip under my skin for 3 days which will record the highs and lows.  For about 2 months now I've been noticing

• Shakiness
• Dizziness
• Sweating
• Hunger
• Headache

Not liking this at all and can't wait to get it under control.  This, unfortunately, is one of the downsides to RNY.

Oh wow a microchip? When will you get it? How would it be taken out.  Sorry for all the questions.

Yes it is one of the downsides of RNY. But I have noticed that when I stay away from simple carbs I do really good.  Once I have carbs again I am bound to crash. 

Let me know how things go for you.

Cira

i have hypoglycemia as well, my pcp diagnosed me with it three weeks ago. it was a result of me not eating like im supposed to. (not as often)

Christy,,

Here is the weird thing,, being diabetic since the early '90s,,, on insulin,, I got to experience Hypo many times,, Now waana really go crazy,, Many of the symptoms are the same (for me) as dumping. Just last week I started to feel goofy,, I was working with four guys loaned to construction so I was trying to coordinate everyone,, did a quick review of my day and realized,

I was not taking in fluids like I normally do,

I had nothing to eat for almost 6 hrs,

I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off.

Chance of dumping? ZERO

Chance of going Hypo,, 99.999999%

So I grabbed some crackers and cookies I keep with me,, within minutes felt 100% better.

I don't carry my meter anymore,, (I know, I know I should) but because I was familiar with the symptoms, and KNEW I wasn't dumping,, I knew I was low.

So my warning is this,,, If you feel that way and had something that MIGHT make you dump,, go slow trying to raise Glucose,, If you are completely sure you are NOT dumping get something in to raise sugar. QUICK. Juices work pretty good, candy bars, carbs, what ever. Dumping is bad and sucks,,, but ultra low sugar CAN KILL YOU. One night (before surgery) I was kicked back watching TV and the screen didn't "look right" I sat up and tried to stand and basically couldn't. I saw Cookies within reach grabbed a couple and ate them,, grabbed my meter and was 35,, ate another,, sugar continued to drop, Yelled to El to get the Glucagon ( "sugar shot" )  ready while I started to eat Glucose tablets, Glucose leveled out at 30 and started to come up. It scared the ka-ka out of me.

Figure this,,, Ideally glucose in the 80-100 range is desireable,, most people are "fine" (able to function) in the 300 range or more,, BUT hit 20, (see how small the low range is compared to being high) and most people go to sleep,, and never wake up without help. Get the help, and in 3-5mins you are fine.

BECAREFUL going hypo. I would rather error on the high side than low.

Tom

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