Question:
low blood sugar 3.5 years after open RNY
have any of you had low blood sugar problems after surgery. i had surgery in september of 03 and now i am having a terrible time. — ALEOINIDAHO (posted on July 24, 2007)
July 24, 2007
Yes, as a matter of fact, low blood sugars are the only problems I have
ever had after surgery. I am almost 3 years out from RNY. I am having a
tough time keeping my sugar levels up just about every day. I find myself
eating a lot of glucose tablets and sometimes waking up in the middle of
the night with my sugar levels so low that I am in a cold sweat and shaking
until I get up and eat something. It's just crazy!
— DestrieLea
July 24, 2007
Hi and YES I have low blood sugar all the time since my surgery 3 1/2 years
ago. I suck on the wafers they sell at CVS pharmacy. Plus drink orange
juice. I had type 2 diabetes prior to surgery. Dont drink orangejuice on an
empty stomach because you might dump because of the sugar in it. Eat
something with the orange juice. Like the other poster, this is the only
problem I have had since my surgery. Best of Luck!! Mickey..........
— MCraig3
July 24, 2007
You could be having "rebound hypoglycemia", especially if you are
eating carbs. I would journal your foods and activities for a week and see
if you can figure out if it is food triggered. Also, if you have low blood
sugar, take in complex carbs, such as milk and 1 graham cracker-avoid the
glucose tablets, that can make it worse.
— anyce
July 24, 2007
5 yrs out over here and i have low blood sugar badly.it used to be once in
awhile but now ive noticed that it is daily.i get the shakes bad and just
dont feel right.scary.i eat something then.as far as oj goes,only way i can
drink that is to delute it with water.too sweet for me otherwise.
— deb44m
July 25, 2007
Hi Alison. I don't have that problem, and actually I had not heard much
about that, but I can see by your other posts that it is not that unusual
for some people to have low blood sugar, even years after wls. Hope you
have seen your doctor. The trick here is gonna be to find a way to have
your blood sugar elevated slowly for a long period of time. If you find a
different answer than what the other ladies have said, I hope that you post
and share your story. Take care. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
July 25, 2007
I has RNY in 2002 and over the last year I have passed out twice and the
1st time they thought that I had a seizure and the 2nd time they checked my
blood sugar it was 35 at that time. I now have a meter and when I don't
feel right I check my sugar and go from there. I was at my dietitian last
week and was told to make sure I get 73 grams of protein and now I am on a
Hypoglycemia Diet. She also said that when I am away from home carry items
like protein bars or cereal bars. I take South Beach cereal bars with me
because she said she really did not like the glucose tablets due to the
fact that the tablets bring your sugar up quick and then your going to drop
again. I have in the last 2 months found out that 50% of people who had the
surgery has low blood sugar.
— Tanya_Gogets
July 25, 2007
I have the opposite problem, 8 1/2 months after RNY my diabetes is still
not gone! I went from 4 meds to 3, lost 87 lbs and still have sugars as
high as 120!
— Sheri A.
July 25, 2007
Just left the Endocrinoligist office and asked him the same question. Low
BS is very common after this surgery. The answer is going to blow your
mind. Go to the store and buy a tube of cake icing that you decotrate with.
If your b/s drops it is the best and quickest way to bring it up. Just put
no more the 15 grams in your mouth. More will probably cause you to dump.
If you can get away with less that's good too You will learn how much you
need. Good luck.
— bderuiter
July 25, 2007
protein is far better than sugar, because rebound can occur, and just make
it worse.
— bob-haller
July 26, 2007
I am almost 3-1/2 yrs post-op and low blood sugars are common for me
everday. I was told by my bariatric coordinator to eat small meals
throughout the day. It works well while I am up and about. But after going
to bed it drops and I wake up sweating and feeling horrible and have to get
peanut butter to eat quick and easy. I just have to eat something to get it
up and I am fine until the next time it occurs. I carry peanutbutter
crackers with me always and it will tide me over until I get home or
something else to eat and make it better. I was type 2 diabetic before wls
and blood sugars stayed in the 200's or higher. Now it is 44 or less
sometimes and yes it scares me.
— mspisces
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