Back On Track Together

What do I do?

Gloria P.
on 5/14/12 12:00 am - Ruther Glen, VA
I had RNY in May 2009. This year I started having major issues with hypoglycemia. I watch what I eat but still have issues. I am so tired of all of this. I am now followibg Weigh****chers to ensure I eat correctly but my blood sugar still drops below 40 quite often. Dr is glueless.
    
H.A.L.A B.
on 5/14/12 1:12 am
tell us what you eat.
BTW: if I would try to follow WW diet - my BS would crash also. All the time.

Most days I can't eat:
milk
regular yogurt (Greek is OK in limited qty)
bread and most grains and grain products (there are exceptions - type qty and when combined with fat and proteins)
most fruits that are either starchy or have lot of sugar (like banana grapes, melons, etc)
I can have most berries - but I still better combined them with fat and proteins. 
Most starches - veggies - including beans, potatoes, carrots beets, etc. 

so what do I do - eat? 
Eat every 2-3 hrs. Small complex meals that are mostly proteins and fat and some carbs
Lots of fiber

So you do not see me eating mashed potatoes. Not even 1 Tbs. It is a big no-no. No bite of regular cake. Yes - one bite may hurt me.. no skim or low fat milk.. not even in coffee - that is pure sugar - God help me when I do try that (once the coffee  house had skim milk instead of cream - I used that for coffee - and crashed)

I do use flat-out wraps - that are the only wraps that I can eat safely when I want them - but I do need to combined them with fat proteins - i.e. cheese or meat or both or PB. 

Also- as I discovered - my body is sensitive to Sugar alcohols and to artificial sweeteners. Not always - but I had RH when I ate protein bars that had 8-12 gr of SA,  Not fun.  

beside that - life is great... no? 

when I hear people say: but I only had one cookie... it should not affect me - I cringe. One cookie may or may not affect me. One bite of cake may or may not affect me.  I know. I been there - shaking and blacking out and getting my BS as low as 28... not fun... no fun at all.

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

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