Fibro and Hypoglycemia

I've been battling hypoglycemia since surgery.  Prior to WLS I was not diabetic, but developed low blood sugars after surgery.  I also see that hypoglycemia can be related to fibro.  I was wondering how many of you have both like I do.  I find that my sugars are making my hypo almost daily, when before it was only about weekly.  I monitor them all the time so that there is history as to my when I'm low, even though I pretty much know based on how I feel. 

But again, I'm new to this section of the state and have no Doc here and am feeling lost.  Feeling alone again, which is not helping me. 

Hmm I've had low blood sugar off and on for years but never associated it with the fibro. Maybe that's what's causing mine. It's never too bad just get the light headed, weak feeling. If I make sure to eat a little something every couple of hours that seems to keep it in check pretty well. I only get bad if I go too long without eating. Maybe try a small protein snack every couple of hours, like 1/2 a string cheese or something along those lines. It doesn't need to be a meal, just a little "fuel" to keep ya going. Good luck!

This is exactly my own story.....I have fibromyalgia and would have the occasional low blood sugar episode pre-surgery.......now I hurt more because of being very bony on my rump (tailbone, flat ass) and I have low blood sugar episodes at least 3 times a week.  And there's no rhyme nor reason to it.  I'll eat something one time and no problems, I'll eat it again and I drop to the high 40s/low 50s within three hours.  My primary just has me monitoring it.  I just hate it.  I was not diabetic pre-surgery but I did have metabolic syndrome, which is a pre-diabetes state.  I carry packets of raw sugar on me at all times along with little packs of peanuts.  I eat the sugar immediately to get the blood sugar back up quickly and then follow that with the peanuts which are a balance of protein/healthy fat and natural carb which keeps it up.  I have an intolerance to wheat so I can't do those little packets of peanut butter or cheese crackers that folks here seem to do who have this issue. Actually a straight sugar followed with a complex carb (glass of orange juice with a couple packets of sugar) in it is an old nursing home nurses trick:-)  And yeah, I am one:-)  Anyways...I know it's frustrating because if you're like me, you had this surgery partially to prevent getting diabetes and although it's called reactive hypoglycemia....it feels like it's diabetes to me.  Which ****** me off.  No one told me that this was a possibility pre-surgery, no one in my local support group talked about it, my surgery did not tell me it was a possibility......but regardless I know this is where my body is at and somehow I gotta just wrap my brain around it, scratch my ass and get past it. 

I hope you're able to do the same............I totally hear what you're saying though.....