Has anyone had any issues with dramatically dropping sugar levels?

I had Roux-en-Y surgery a little over 3 years ago. In the last year and a half I have suffered with severly low blood sugar. I have seen a dietician and have followed a fairly regular diet with lots of protein, but my sugar seems to crash when I least expect it. I know for a fact that I cannot eat pasta, but the frustrating thing is that I never know what I have eaten that will cause this crashing. I have had the dumping syndrome a few times and I know I cannot tolerate much refined sugar. Anything I eat, I check the package, and I only allow myself to eat a portion containing no more that 6 or 7 grams of sugar. The scary part is that my blood sugar hangs around the 60 range most of the time and frequently drops into the 40 range. Lately it has been dropping in the mid 30s. I am afraid of going to sleep and not waking up. My personal physician is certain that I am not diabetic and all of the professionals tell me it must be my diet but won't take me as a patient to run any tests. I heard a year ago about a problem that some post-op patients have a problem with an overactive pancreas. Has anyone had any symptoms that compare to mine at all? I am going to see my physician for another physical blood work, but I am getting very frustrated at not feeling well when I eat and not being able to get my blood sugar under control. I am desperate for any advise, please. Thank you, Jeri-Lynn in Michigan

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