How to stop the shakes

I'm 11 months out and doing great except occasionally, I get the "shakes".  I used to get these before I had surgery and I would take a tsp of sugar or each something with sugar to stop them.  BUT, of course now I can't do that.  Has anyone else experienced this and if so, what can I do to stop them?

Can you drink orange juice?  If so, you might try that.

mary

try trop50 orange juice that helps with my shakes it dosent have as much sugar as regular oj

Lisa, how often are you eating.  It definitely sounds like reactive hypoglycemia which is a side affect many RNYers experience post-op.  When I get the shakes and that confused feeling (I feel it coming on) I eat 2-3 peanut butter crackers and it helps level my sugar.  It doesn't happen to me often thankfully.

Those that have this reaction allot have to eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day.  You need to eat a protein food with a carb to level it out and keep it more "normal".  I know of post-ops that also glucose tabs.

There are lots of articles on hypoglycemia on the internet discussing how you feel when it's low, and the concerns. 

couple of things - first Dana is probably right and your blood sugar is bottoming out - do you have a blood monitor? if not see if your doc will get you one - if not then hit walmart and get their cheap one and a sm box of strips
when you shake like that see HOW low you are going- if you are under 50 on a reg baisis you need to talk to your doc like now!

carry the peanut butter crackers - toss em in an old glasses case if you don't like to eat crumbs
you can also get the shelf stable milk as long as you tolorate milk ok
jr clif bars
rtd small shakes if they are milk based and have some carbs in them might help too
or you can get glucose tabs - sometimes I have to use those and then I am able to eat something to stablize -

you will need to make sure what you follow the tabs or milk or juice with is balance of complex carbs and protien - cheese stick and wheat crackers, half a slice of whole wheat bread with cheese or pnut butter

Try some fruit or a spoonful pof peanut butter! I get them at work when I'm really running and forget to eat!
Meggie

That you all so much!  These are all great solutions.  I'll definitely try them all.  Peanut Butter sounds great since I love it anyway.  And so does OJ.  I've tried friut but it seems to take too long to give me relief.

First of all, I would think you need to have a doc determine what is causing the shakes ..  Is it in fact low blood sugar (i.e. reactive hypoglycemia) or something else?    If you were a diabetic before surgery, you should be familiar with "the feeling" now ..   If not, then a consultation with a doc might be in order to make sure that is what is going on ..   

I get the shakes pretty bad and now I can tell when I am about to get them. Sometimes they come on faster then I can get something to stop them. I have been carring glucloss tablets to help which work really fast. I have found that it is when I have rushed thru the day and haven't eaten something that I needed, usually a carb because of the work that I do uses a lot of muscle. Message me if you want and we can talk more about it.

I'm 2 yrs post-op, and I have lots of trouble with low blood sugar.  I don't eat often enough sometimes and then I eat all the wrong things too...but that's another subject. :-)

I eat sugar or candy to raise my blood sugar. Nothing else seems to work fast enough for me.   The fructose, lactose, etc don't convert fast enough and anything mixed with protein or fat slows the absorbtion.  There are 4 grams of suger per teaspoon which isn't enough to make me dump...in fact it takes 10-12 grams to bring my blood sugar back up usually.  I've never dumped from eating sugary things while my blood sugar is low...although I don't dump often anyway.  Then AFTER I've brought the level up, I follow up with a balanced snack (protein, carbs, and fat), like peanut butter crackers to keep it level.  Otherwise sometimes it will crash again.

Please don't mistake this for any kind of medical advice...just saying what I do to manage.