Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 Hi all, I had my bypass 17 months ago and have lost 160 lbs. Now I am having symptoms of hypoglycemia. ( I will have my sugar levels tested next week). It was kind of unnerving to hear that so many people have this as a side effect. Any words of advice on diet for me to help me to start feeling better? I am shaky and light headed. (want to faint) Occasionally I get ditzy/dissorietated (more than normal). To my knowledge I had no problems with hypoglycemia before surgery. Any info you could give me would be Greatly appreciated! Jody in Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 Jody, we recently discussed this like within the last month. Most of us have determined that keeping peanut butter and crackers or cheese and crackers handy for those times when we are lightheaded helps. I have also determined that if I eat smaller meals all day it also helps. One thing I try to do is a little protein before bed. It not only curbs the hunger at night but also keeps the lightheadedness to a minimum in the morning. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 302 lbs. Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Thu, 02 Jan 2003 19:37:15 -0000 " jmdbinkee jmdbinky@...> " jmdbinky@...> writes: > Hi all, > I had my bypass 17 months ago and have lost 160 lbs. Now I am > having symptoms of hypoglycemia. ( I will have my sugar levels tested > next week). It was kind of unnerving to hear that so many people > have this as a side effect. Any words of advice on diet for me to > help me to start feeling better? I am shaky and light headed. (want > to faint) Occasionally I get ditzy/dissorietated (more than normal). > To my knowledge I had no problems with hypoglycemia before surgery. > Any info you could give me would be Greatly appreciated! Jody in > Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 I do a protein shake about every two hours. Seems to keep me level for the most part. The doc calls it reactive hypoglycemia and is common for post bypass patients. I did have this problem before the surgery, so don't know if it has made it worse..or the status is quo. Anyway, you may want to carry something with you...like peanut butter crackers..in the event of a meltdown when you are driving or doing something that could be dangerous not having a full nourished brain available to you. Then, get in a protein shake as soon as possible after that. Just my .02 cents worth. Regards~ Jacque > > Hi all, > I had my bypass 17 months ago and have lost 160 lbs. Now I am > having symptoms of hypoglycemia. ( I will have my sugar levels tested > next week). It was kind of unnerving to hear that so many people > have this as a side effect. Any words of advice on diet for me to > help me to start feeling better? I am shaky and light headed. (want > to faint) Occasionally I get ditzy/dissorietated (more than normal). > To my knowledge I had no problems with hypoglycemia before surgery. > Any info you could give me would be Greatly appreciated! Jody in > Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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