Low Blood Sugar????

Very interesting.  I know it can't be good for my body to experience such highs and extreme lows.  I've worried about the amount of damage that is going on.  I have begun reacting, even after eating protein and complex carbs.  Not as severely, but reacting none the less.  When I reach the 30 level, it is always in my sleep, and I wake up drenched in sweat, and unable to walk or talk. It's like being trapped in your body.  I can be telling my legs to move, but they don't react.  FREAKY!   I can only moan and my hubby wakes up and realizes what is going on.  It is VERY scary.  During the day, I'm able to catch it at around 50, but I must handle it imediately because it's dropping so fast.  I can also feel when they levels are climbing.  I feel very sluggish and want to just lay down and sleep.  When they get low, I get very angry and irritable....shaky, etc.  Just like the scene from Steel Magnolias.   I will continue to seek help for this problem.  Thanks so much for the input!  I'm afraid to eat anymore!

Thanks for bringing this up.  At almost three years out two symptoms have returned in full force: reactive hypoglycemia and gerd.  I thought they were gone for good.  I can only do protein first thing in the AM and haven't noticed trouble at night but I guess I should talk to Doc about monitoring it.

Hi Cindy, I also have had this problem.  I MUST balance any carbs with protein.  I have found that just something sweet to raise my levels quickly only causes me to crash again in another hour or so.  I have found the best thing for me is to eat a Balance Gold Protein bar.  It has about 15 grams of sugar and about the same protein level.  These seem to help me better than sugars without protein.   You are not alone.  It is a miserable and scary feeling.  I can feel it coming on and try to stop it before it gets too bad.  I also take precautions if I feel one coming on like making sure I am in a place I can sit down, that I am not alone and not driving.  I am 5 years post op and still occasionally have this happen but not as often in the last year.  January was the last one. Best of luck, Elesha