Question:
difference between dumping and low blood sugar crashes??

I admit, I occasionally eat something sweet, or have one or two beers! Bad Girl. Later, I have a wicked blood sugar drop. It's ok because I go for the orange juice and cheese/crackers. But what would happen to me if I drank something later at night and fell asleep before I realized it was happening? Thanks.    — Debbie N. (posted on April 25, 2009)

April 26, 2009
Dumping is low sugar crashes. Sometimes we describe the diarrhea that can occur from too much fat in the diet as dumping but true dumping is the effects of low blood sugar. If we eat too many high glycemic index carbs they go through our pouch into the small intestine and are rapidly absorbed. Our blood sugar goes up rapidly and the pancreas responds by "dumping" a large amount of insulin into our system dropping the blood sugar quickly resulting in nausea, vomiting, weakness, dizziness etc. This goes away as the body compensates for the low sugar. Hope this helps.Kevin
   — hapkidodoc

April 26, 2009
Be EXTREMELY careful about what you eat right before bed. I also have the "reactive hypoglycemic" reactions if I eat something with a high glycemic index without at least the same amount of protein along with it. A few months back, I had eaten something that was purely carb/sugarry (1 poptart!) and went to sleep. Apparently, my blood sugar dropped extremely low (down to 38) while I was sleeping. My bodies reaction to this low was to have a seizure. I ended up in the E.R. and it was extremely traumatic. Just make sure to not eat for 2 hours before sleeping but if you do want to eat closer to bed, try to keep it to something that won't effect your blood sugar. You can bet I don't DARE eat sugar anytime in the evening anymore!
   — lowcarbinchica

April 26, 2009
Be EXTREMELY careful about what you eat right before bed. I also have the "reactive hypoglycemic" reactions if I eat something with a high glycemic index without at least the same amount of protein along with it. A few months back, I had eaten something that was purely carb/sugarry (1 poptart!) and went to sleep. Apparently, my blood sugar dropped extremely low (down to 38) while I was sleeping. My body's* reaction to this low was to have a seizure. I ended up in the E.R. and it was extremely traumatic. Just make sure to not eat for 2 hours before sleeping but if you do want to eat closer to bed, try to keep it to something that won't effect your blood sugar. You can bet I don't DARE eat sugar anytime in the evening anymore!
   — lowcarbinchica