Hypoglycemia after Bypass?

[gilbermon 1]

Hi, I am having bypass surgery on Thursday but I heard now that a lot of people is getting hypoglycemia after few years after the surgery... I am really scare of that. Any experiences about this??? I do not want to do something to get better and be worst...

[Healthy_life2 8,324]

20 minutes ago, gilbermon said:

Hi, I am having bypass surgery on Thursday but I heard now that a lot of people is getting hypoglycemia after few years after the surgery... I am really scare of that. Any experiences about this??? I do not want to do something to get better and be worst...

I have the sleeve but, I do have reactive hypoglycemia. For me its a minor complication after surgery. It's manageable with nutrition. I also distance run. I have to balance things out so my sugars don't get too low. I have no regrets having my health back.

It's great that you are doing your research and evaluating all the possible risks and complications before surgery.

[gilbermon 1]

I have the sleeve but, I do have reactive hypoglycemia. For me its a minor complication after surgery. It's manageable with nutrition. I also distance run. I have to balance things out so my sugars don't get too low. I have no regrets having my health back.
It's great that you are doing your research and evaluating all the possible risks and complications before surgery.

Thank you for your comments

[knormlaver 27]

I had mini-gastric bypass in September and started having issues with reactive hypoglycemia after only 4 mos post op. I had revision surgery after having a band for 10 years. I originally planned to get a gastric sleeve, but the surgeon strongly recommends the bypass for patients who are insulin resistant (I'm prediabetic and have PCOS). The hypoglycemia can be scary and I find my diet is now far more restricted than a Type 2 DM diet. I've seen an endocrinologist and am managing with diet (low carb, no simple sugars, high Protein, regular snacks) and with taking Glucobay 4 x/day and a Calcium channel blocker at bed time. I have to tell you, I regret not getting the sleeve and wish I'd been informed of this relatively common phenomenon prior to surgery (it's connected to late dumping in my case). However, one must weigh the pros and cons. I wish you all the best outcomes.

Kerri

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Kerri I hope it all smooths out for you soon.[emoji12]

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[Healthy_life2 8,324]

1 hour ago, knormlaver said:

I had mini-gastric bypass in September and started having issues with reactive hypoglycemia after only 4 mos post op. I had revision surgery after having a band for 10 years. I originally planned to get a gastric sleeve, but the surgeon strongly recommends the bypass for patients who are insulin resistant (I'm prediabetic and have PCOS). The hypoglycemia can be scary and I find my diet is now far more restricted than a Type 2 DM diet. I've seen an endocrinologist and am managing with diet (low carb, no simple sugars, high Protein, regular snacks) and with taking Glucobay 4 x/day and a Calcium channel blocker at bed time. I have to tell you, I regret not getting the sleeve and wish I'd been informed of this relatively common phenomenon prior to surgery (it's connected to late dumping in my case). However, one must weigh the pros and cons. I wish you all the best outcomes.

Kerri

Hi Kerri,

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Do you still have high blood sugars?

I just googled Glucobay.

Glucobay is used to treat non-insulin dependent diabetes. It helps to control yourblood sugar levels. It works by slowing down the digestion of carbohydrates (complex sugars) which reduces the abnormally high blood sugar levels in your body after each meal.

[knormlaver 27]

23 minutes ago, jenn1 said:

Hi Kerri,

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Do you still have high blood sugars?

I just googled Glucobay.

Glucobay is used to treat non-insulin dependent diabetes. It helps to control yourblood sugar levels. It works by slowing down the digestion of carbohydrates (complex sugars) which reduces the abnormally high blood sugar levels in your body after each meal.

If I have carbs of any kind, my blood sugar will shoot up above 10 mmol/l because of the rapid emptying into my small intestine. This then causes an over production of insulin leading to a crash as low as 2.2 mmol/l within a couple of hours. The glucobay helps slow the absorption of carbohydrates reducing spikes and then consequently reducing lows. My sugars are a lot better now; however, the meds don't do much if I have any simple sugars (ie. I had a piece of cake at my parents' anniversary and still got the spike and felt awful, but I didn't go as low as I once would have). One of the frustrating things is that when this was out of control, my weight loss stalled majorly for a couple of months. This was because my body was pumping out insulin which is responsible for storing fat. Since I've been on the meds, I've started losing again. I'm about 10 pounds or so away from goal. I'm still worried about the future as if it's this bad now, I worry about 1-2 years from now; however, the endochrinologist said that dumping syndrome can improve with time so this could also settle down. We really don't know as research in this area is still in its infancy.