Tips on hypoglycemia

Looking for advice- about 10 months post op I stared having issues with hypoglycemia, though it took me a bit to figure it out.  If I push a meal back more than 3 hours I crash - shakes, dizziness, woozy, faint... Feels like I'm tipsy.  Talked to my NUT *****commended adding more complex carbs ( at the time I was essentially eating none).  This, and making sure I kept on schedule with my eating, helped greatly particularly during the day.  The mornings, however are a different story.  I wake up every morning feeling like this and it takes me several hours before I feel like my head is on straight.  It's worse if I eat any carbs after 9 PM.  NUT suggested a late night protein snack, which I must admit I haven't been doing.  I'm just not hungry at night and I forget.  I'm going to have to set a reminder on my phone I guess.  Anyway, I figure I'm not the only one who is dealing with this and was wondering if anyone had any tips on combating...

I, too, have regular hypoglycemia.  I also had trouble in the mornings, so I did exactly what they suggested to you: I added a snack of a combination of protein and carbs about 15 minutes before bed.  

I usually have yogurt, some cheese and 1-2 whole grain crackers, or even just a half cup of milk.  When I do that I have no trouble in the morning at all.  A couple of times I tried a protein-only snack (e.g., a slice of deli turkey) and that wasn't helpful, and a carb-only snack (e.g., just crackers) probably not only isn't going to help but also will likely make things worse.

Lora

I get a nice serving of nuts just before bed..   Or nut butter.. That has the fats - proteins and some carbs.. also - nuts don't "spoil" in my guts so I don't wake up with mouth full of acid ...

The nuts digest slowly... I found out that my worse issues are after a meal - but if I eat nuts before bed - I don't need to eat until 11-or even 1 pm.. (as long as I don't add creamer to my coffee)  Once I start eating again - It feels like I HAVE to eat every 2-3 hrs.  With delaying "breakfast" - I can manage my calories and "afford" the 200 cal as LNS. 

More fats than carbs is my typical solution to balance my BS. I still eat carbs - but not many... (unless I don't mind to get severe RH)

Wow - I had an ounce of almonds last night before bed and I feel better than I have in months!  Thank you Thank you thank you!

You are welcome.. . Glad it worked for you.  I also use nuts or nut butter as follow up for low blood sugar. I get enough carbs to raise my BS- then get 1 Tbs of nut butter...  and that stabilize my BS.  

I carry nut butter in my purse - Justin individual packs.  They are sealed, portable - just enough for emergency situation. I keep a few packs of that in my nightstand.

Try nice brazil nuts - they have so many nutrition - including bio-available selenium.. (most multi has selenium that are just chemicals and are rather toxic for us) I have 4-5 brazil nuts + few almonds or other nuts ... combination... I keep brazil nuts in my freezer.