Poll re: reactive hypoglycemia
So, for those that are more than a year out:
Do you have RH?
If so, how far post op were you when it started?
Is it easily controlled with diet?
How big of an issue is it for you?
And if you don't have RH, please respond and let us know that. I don't only want to hear from those that have it!
Kelly
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To be fair, he had some of these low blood sugar episodes before surgery too, so maybe he is prone to it?
I had surgery in April this year and so far so good for me!
Kelly
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I got it. I think it started about two years post op. It seems to have gotten a little worse over time.
It is easily controlled with diet for me. It happens when I eat too many starchy carbs, especially without protein. Which I really shouldn't be eating anyway. Initially, it only happend occasionally. I could eat a big bowl of popcorn for a snack and it might happen but it didn't always. Now, it almost always does. Which leads me to eat a big bowl of popcorn less often that I otherwise might, although I still do it sometimes. It's hard to resist sometimes!
When I do have an episode, it's easily corrected by eating something with a little sugar and some protein. Usually I eat a protien bar because that's quick and easy. My RH comes on pretty quickly and I don't have time to prepare something to eat. I need something I can grab in a hurry.
It feels pretty icky when it happens, but I guess it's not that big an issue for me because I know what triggers it and I can control it by avoiding the starchy carbs. Sometimes I wish I could eat those things and not feel icky, but I know I'm better off if I don't.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
If so, how far post op were you when it started? About a year I believe. I don't completely remember.
Is it easily controlled with diet? When I eat the right combinations of food I have no episodes. When I make bad choices, carb heavy meals with little or no protein - I can almost guarantee an episode.
How big of an issue is it for you? Honestly, it's not that big of an issue. Like I said, it's self induced. I know when making a meal choice if I will wake up at 2am in a cold sweat will an animalistic need for food. In the event that I do make bad choices I try to counterbalance them with something like PB crackers or a glass of milk about an hour after the meal, before bedtime. I've been known to leave a package of PB crackers on my nightstand just in case too.
I know what causes it, and I can pretty much predict when I have done something to trigger it. I try to prevent them, and for the most part succeed. Sometimes though that sourdough just really calls my name...
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Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
