Hypoglycemia after gastric sleeve

[prideandjoy 0]

I am 7 months out from my surgery, gastric sleeve, I am having hypoglycemic episodes almost every day, sometimes several times a day. I have had blood work done several times and am not a diabetic. It seems like every couple of hours I break out in a sweat, shaking all over, get dizzy and weak. It doesn't matter what I eat, or drink I can't get it under control. Has anyone else had this problem? It has happened twice while I'm eating a meal. I don't understand what is going on. I have gained about 5 pounds because I try to eat something before it happens again. I'm eating about 60 grams of Protein a day and drinking 80 ounces of liquid. If anyone has any ideas about what I can do I would love to hear it. Thanks

[LoreLu 79]

I used to have hypoglycemia quite regularly before surgery - haven't had it since. My nutritionist warned that, if you eat/drink anything with sugar/HFCS/simple starches before getting your Protein in, it can cause you to "dump" (everything flushes suddenly thru your stomach and into the intestines), which can cause hypoglycemic-like reactions.

Double check your foods and beverages that there isn't any High Fructose Corn Syrup or other simple sugars in them.

Second, some artificial sweeteners (aspartame in particular) used to trigger my hypoglycemia. Check ALL sweeteners, keep a food journal and mark the TIME when you have a reaction in relation to when you eat certain foods. A reaction can occur anywhere from 20 minutes to 8-9 hours after eating the "offending" substance. That's why the journal is important - it tells you what time you ate what foods, so you can pinpoint and eliminate the culprits.

[jobillandjosh 53]

Has anyone given you a meter to check your blood sugar number as soon as you get the symptoms to and then pairing that with what you're eating when and in what order? My Endo and PCP would probably have me start doing all of that to figure out what's going on. They'd give you the meter for free usually with enough for 10 tests. It could also be what you're eating and drinking to get it under control that are making it worse. I think first, if you're not doing it already, get the meter to get a baseline of numbers so you can then talk to a specialist if you need to (Endo). But PP is right with the tracking/journal. Good luck!

[prideandjoy 0]

Thank you so much for the input. I think I am probably sabotaging myself. I drink a small glass of grape juice 'light' when I first get up in the morning. It doesn't have as much sugar as regular grape juice, but it still has sugar in it. I am going to be very aware of all sugar content from now on. The only other liquids I drink are Water and Powerade zero. I really want to get this under control, I really appreciate the help.