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Last night I was feeling like I was going to pass out. No longer on diabetic medicines since surgery on 12/4. I checked my blood sugar and found that it was 46. Having had bypass, I was concerned about drinking anythiing with too much "sugar" so I tried some unsweetened applesauce. When that didn't seem to work, I ate a small piece of roast mashed up with broth, no relief......finally I decided to try a "cutie" but instead of swalling the segments I slowly chewed a few segments and spit them out rather than swallowing them. Well, shortly after, I got sick and vomited. Just once and no pain afterwards, but scared me. I guess, I need some advice for "if" that happens again. In the past, I would just drink a little bit of fruit juice but I was afraid this time it would make me sick....LOL I managed to do that in the end anyway! What a doofus! Taking it easy on food today. Pouch seems a little reluctant and grouchy!

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definitely just do Clear Liquids for a day or two to give your pouch some rest. if your blood sugar gets to low you can drink fruit juice just oranges this early gets a lot of people sick. but the juice is to be diluted with Water

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Thanks, I definitely will remember that for the next time. I keep mostly sugar-free around the house but I buy the grandsons some boxed fruit juices that I'll grab for the next time. Hopefully, continued hypoglycemic episodes won't become an issue because that isn't a good sign either. We had been out doing a lot of walking and although I had fluids with me, I didn't think about food.....not too smart!

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There are these new bars called EXTEND. They are not meant for hypoglycemia episodes but they do help to maintain a normal blood sugar level for up to 9 hours. Try those to keep your sugar levels normal.

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