Doctor's advise

So I am anooyed that I have to take any diabetes medication after surgery.  But I hope that, in time, as my weight goes down the meds will go away. 

When I left the hospital, I was on 30 units of Lantus daily regardless of my BSL.  It was going down into the 60's and scared me.  (my mom died after her BSL dropped to low, so I am aware of mine going to low.)  So I called my PCP who took me off it and said I should be ok but call her if it is consistantly too high.  It was so I did. 

When I asked for a sliding scale based on my blood sugar test she said I didn't need it.  I would be fine.  I really thought she got me and WLS.  I said, what should I do if I go to low.  She said have some OJ with sugar mixed in.  I told her I just had my RYN and didn't think I could handle drinking that.  (This is all through the nurse)  So she just kept saying I should be fine.  I was like well maybe I could try a banana.  The doctor said dthat was a good idea.

Anyone else have some ideas - just in case?  Maybe have the OJ and let my BSL go up even if I dump?

I read on another post that the poster always keeps peanut butter and crackers near by,at work,in her car ,in her purse because she regularly gets low blood sugar. The combo of the cracker raises blood sugar quickly since it  converts to a sugar quickly and the peanut butter which keeps it from leaving your pouch as quickly to prevent dumping.
Good luck. Hopefully you will soon not need any insulin at all.
Holly

I take OJ, apple jjuice, any fruit juice when low.  I am type I.  As long as you don't drink any juices with added sugar, you're OK.  No dumping.  My surgeon told me this, and he was right.  I drank juice from the day of surgery for lows.  Do it all the time.  Yes, I dump; from sugar and white flour, but not ever from 100% real fruit juice.

Funny, we have the same surgical date.  I too was on lantus 50 units prior to surgery.  Visited my PCP three weeks after surgery and he switched me to humalogue on a sliding scale.  I only use it if I get a single reading above 160 or two readings above 140. So far i am only taking a couple of units evry few days as needed.  Still taking metformin and januvia.  Good luck.