I have not been officially diagnosed with this problem, but it sounds exactly like what I'm going through. It seems like my bloodsugar spikes to 200-300 after I eat, then drops into the 30's or 40's about an hour or two later. If I take any glucose tabs or try to eat to get it up, it spikes again. I've passed out, gotten the shakes, seizures, headaches, confusion, etc. No matter what I eat, it is always the same...Feel like giving up eating alltogether, but know that I can't. I am at my wits end! I'm not even allowed to drive anymore. It's sucking...

 My mom has been helping me with each step of this very annoying process. Last Wednesday she accompanied me and my husband to the seminar. After leaving it she has commented several times she wouldn't mind having it done herslef.  However she is unsure if she is able to. That is where you guys come in. My mother is a type 1 Diabetic. She takes insulin with each meal and then again before bed time. Her fear is two fold. 1. If she would be able to have it at all, and 2. if she did, if she would be able to eat enough to maintain her sugars, and if she did get shaky if she would be able to eat enough to stable herself out again. 

Does anyone on here have type 1 and be willing to share with me, and her, how you are doing it? Or does anyone know if it is even possible?  

Hi!  I had the rny gastric bypass in December, 2003.  I see my pcp every three months and he runs labs each time.  The last 2 visits my Hgb A1C has crept up to 6.1 and 6.3 indicating the recurrence of T2DM.  My T2DM was poorly controlled on massive amounts of medication and a very strict diet ~ 3 oral hyperglycemics, 3 types of insulin, fish oil, lipitor, tricor and niaspan.  Even with all of that medication, I ended up with severe pancreatitis, an 11 day stay in ICU and a total of 16 days in hospital.  That was the clincher for my decision to have the bypass.  This is really frightening. How do you treat T2DM following the GB?  How do you treat hypoglycemic episodes (which I frequently had before my surgery)  My blood glucose levels were erratic and brittle to say the least.  I am almost 9 years post op and this is the first time I have had elevated A1C readings.  My highest wieght preop was 297.  My lowest weight postop was 193 and I stay right at 212-213 currently.

Thanks,   Carol

Normal blood sugars according to the NIH is 70-99. That's why they were trating it when you got to 71...very low end of normal. However, your meter may be reading lower or the lab the hospital used reads lower...so jus****ch it.

Check with your endo and surgeon but one thing, if you are still on meds...call them today.

Liz

Thanks again. I had RNY.  My bloodsugar last night, before dinner was 68, so Im glad it was time to eat anyway!  I didn't check again, knowing that I would come up and this morning, I was 88 when I woke up, so now that I can eat some things, I know I'll most likely stay in the proper range :)  If my lows do continue, I will call the doctor.  

Thanks so much for the help! It is nice to have people "on call" to answer questions, since so many have been where I am now :)

Have a great Monday!