blood sugars

ladypoohbear
on 5/14/14 5:29 am

I had rny surgery june 17 2013, and so far lost 117 lbs. Yahoo!!!. I was on metformin till I had my surgery then was taken off it. Last month or so I noticed that my blood sugars are getting low, feeling dizzy, lightheaded, nauseas, etc. Has anyone else experienced this??? Any feed back on this would be great, thanks...

Ladypoohbear

Citizen Kim
on 5/14/14 7:31 am - Castle Rock, CO

RNY on 07/27/04

Search Reactive Hypoglycaemia or RH (magnifying glass on blue banner) - this is very common within our community and for the vast majority of us is controlled by eating a strictly RNY diet ...

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browneyes65
on 5/14/14 2:17 pm - IN

I just wanted to know if the Reactive Hypoglycemia only happens to people that had Diabeties before surgery or does everyone get it ?

Grim_Traveller
on 5/14/14 9:39 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

Don't treat low blood sugar from RH the same as a diabetic would, with sugar. It will raise your blood sugar, but starts the next crash as well. RH in post-ops comes from eating too many carbs, which causes blood sugar to spike, and then crash.

Eating small meals a few hours apart, with protein first, limiting white carbs, is the general fix for RH. As Kim said, proper diet is the fix, but you will have to stay on track. There's lots more information on here about it.

Not everyone gets it, but many do.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

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