Thank you shelto1946.  I hope my kidney function improves also.  I've had some nasty side effects of my diabetes, hopefully everything will improve and I'll extend my life. 

I had type II for over 10 yrs, and this was the big motivating factor for me, as I was obese and it was harder and harder to maintain good control.  I felt I was moving to insulin dependence, and I also felt awful all the time--like I was encased in a fog. 

I had RNY on Wednesday, October 22, 2008.  On Friday, before discharge, my finger stick was 130.  I have not needed diabetes medication since, and I am now about 8 months out.  My sugars seem to have normalized almost immediately.  My A1c is now 6.1.  My triglycerides, which at one time were over 1000, are now 170.  All other blood lipids are normal. 

No one can guarantee that RNY will have such a fast impact, but certainly you should be helped by the weight loss at the very least. 

All the very best to you in your journey. 

Hello Jill,
I would suggest you talk with your doctor about what is happening.
it could be Low Blood sugar alot of us who have had the surger do end up with these episodes. but then again it sounds like dumping too.
I'm over 5 years out and still can dump at different times. No ryme or reason to it! sure if i had eaten something high in sugar or too much or maybe even a pieceof turkey that is too dry i'll dump. never fun!
but in the past year i've had low blood sugar and that is NO fun at all! it got nasty. i'm going to a haturalist doctor who has done wonders for me. i'm feeling the best that i have in a year.
hypoglisimic (please forgive my spelling) is similar to diatiebes and can go into type 2.
with this you can control it with diet. good carbs only. which means no white potatoes! i have to eat every 2 to 3 hours. at first when i started with my episodes i was eating every 20 minutes or would shake so bad and felt like i was going to pass out. along with other symptoms like depression, confusion, aches and pains and mega headache. once i would eat the symptons would fade and pass. but if i ate the wrong things like processed sugar they would pass but come back with a vengence.
with LBS its all about the diet.
you add that into being again I'll say over 5years out fromsurgery and having a mega fear of gaining weight arggggggggg NOT FUN.
I've put on about 10 pounds in the past year from this. Now that it is semi under control I'm able to lose but its so slow.
plus i need to excersize daily. that all helps it too.
there are alot on the web about it but again i strongly suggest you talk to your surgeon. he would be the best person to ask and do some tests.
good luck and god bless, pam

I drink some Orange juice. That brings my glucose back up. and I get to enjoy OJ (I love it).

try very small sips of FLAT Sprite or 7-up -full sugar. Hope this helps.
H