low blood sugars in early pregnancy post-rny

Hi everone!  I am a little over 5 weeks pregnant and a little over 1 year post-op. 
I have been feeling light headed/dizzy lately.  This morning I got shaky mid-morning (had a full bowl of oatmeal with raisins and berries and a protein shake already this morning).  It had been a little less than 2 hours since the oatmeal.  I got dizzy and shaky.  Took my blood sugars right away I was diet to controlled diabetic pre-rny but have been completely normal post-surgery.    My blood sugars were 74...less than 2 hours after oatmeal and 3 hours post-protein shake??  Is this normal for pregos after wls?  I am not sure how much more I can eat!  What do you do to keep the blood sugars up and still eat healthy?

I had 2 post op RNY babies and had this problem with both of them.  I noticed it especially if I ate something higher in carbs.  I did o.k. if I ate my proteins, and just a little carbs.  I literally had to eat every 2 hours exactly or my sugars would be down as low as 34-36.  It is not so much the quantity of how much you are eating, it is what you are eating.  Focus on foods that will sustain you longer.  Longer lasting proteins. 

Debbie.

I have very low sugars in the AM.  I need to eat 3oz of protein with any carb to not have a high/then crash kind of affect.

I agree with the previous posters- I had this really bad this last pregnancy- I almost blacked out in public twice! It is probably because you do need to eat protein with the carbs- If you are food journaling, that is a helpful way to recognize it. Carbs are good, but certain ones may set you off. It's really individual too. I like cheese, it's been my main staple since RNY, so I try to eat it throughout the day to help. I admire that you can actually eat oatmeal- I'm nearly two years out and still can't tolerate it- too heavy for me. You'll have to play around with your diet unfortunately- I also noticed that something I ate just fine before may lower my sugar another day- it's really the combination of foods that does it. Good luck! It's really a guessing game, but you'll start to recognize what it is that may or may not set you off.

Carrie

A DSer here: I never had diabetes but post-op seem to have a little low blood sugar problem sometimes when I eat a high-sugar item on its own.  My triggers seem to be fruit juices, so I just make sure to have these high-sugar items WITH protein and everything is okay.

 I'm going through the same thing right now (11 weeks pregnant).  I'm finding that even if I eat enough protein with a high carb meal, I still have the drop in blood sugar about an hour later.  I bought a blood glucose monitor and have been self testing for the last three days.  I test when I first wake up, before a meal, 30 mins after a meal, and whenever I feel "weird".  It's helping me pinpoint the foods that cause this.

Good luck!  I still haven't quite figured out why this is so extreme during pregnancy.

I had problems too and had to eat every 2 hours. Just added some sugar also and ate often and it helped so much!