Low blood sugars in non-diabetic patient

My daughter is 2 years post-op RNY and has recently started having frequent blood glucose levels dropping down to 20, 27, 25, etc. She is following her bypass meal plans but a couple of hours after she eats she experiences the low blood glucose levels. Anyone have any suggestions? I thought maybe increasing her carbs at meal time might help.

Thanks so much

Diabetics will need to reduce their medication/insulin as they lose weight.  All thru her life
she'll need to consult with her endo. as her needs for meds ebs and flows.  Good luck,

The title of the post says she was/is NOT diabetic.

Some people do experience hypoglycemia after RNY. You may want to post this on the RNY forum, as many of them have been through this.

Jill,

Thank you for the suggestion. I went online to Mayo Clinic and found that her symptoms are exactly what they describe as "late" dumping syndrome. So I have explained it to her and she is going to make the appropriate dietary changes and we will go from there. Thanks again!

 

Fern/Tate,

Thank you for your reply. My daughter is not a diabetic but we have found the answer to the question. The answer is called "late" dumping syndrome because it occurs 1 to 3 hours after eating. She has been incorporating more sweet stuff into her diet as well. She has recently met a young man and they have fallen deeply in love and I told her "you have to watch what you eat after you find someone to love and to love you"! Anyway, I thank God for all of her blessings  and for this wonderful surgery that saved her life both physically and mentally. Thanks again for your reply!

Congratulations on ur daughter finding love.  My sister had this same problem, the lows ...fainting, she talked to her dr and was told its called Reactive- hypoglycemic (something like that) she was eating fruity pebbles, etc. sugary stuff that shot her blood sugar up and then they crashed.

Jackie,

Thank you so much for your reply. I found on the Mayo clinic website the information about "reactive" hypoglycemia also called "late" dumping syndrome because it occurs 1 to 3 hours after ingestion of sweets. My daughter thought she was having anxiety attacks, then I told her to start checking her blood sugars when this happened and she found her blood sugar in the low 20's. She then was afraid that she had a pancreatic tumor but once we had all of the information and talked with my endocrinologist we found the good news. At least now she knows what was causing it and now she has sworn off all sweets because those lows and her body's reaction to the lows scared her to death. Thanks again for your reply.

hello, well i have been going through this for about 1 1/2 years now, i went to the endo dr. and he is seeing this more and more this is something that they are finding out over the last 5 years or so. i am 5 years out in march. and the only thing i can say that works for me is eat those carbs! i know we shouldn't but it helps. Also I keep snack size reese peanut butter cups and soda only for emergancy use. and be sure to keep it handy where ever you go. there is medicine but the side effects outweigh the benefits. Just stick to this and it should help. do you have a machine to monitor your sugar? I find that i usually have episodes every 2 weeks or so. You will learn how to deal it can be managed. by the way i haven't gained any weight from eating those carbs. I still watch my portions and etc.
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Donna1203,

Thank you so much for the reply. I will tell her about your suggestions. Thank you again.

There are plenty of low carb, sugarfree things that she can eat to satisfy the sweet tooth.  The secret to staying healthy after RNY is to not eat sugar and to limit carbs.  But that does not mean depriving yourself.  It means learning to get what you want without the sugar and carbs.