Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 Hey Estela, What you experienced could be what is called " reactive " hypoglycemia. You eat some carbs/sugar, your blood sugar shoots up high, your body reacts by dumping in excess insulin, causing your blood sugar to dip too low... then the shaking and sweating and relative " stupid " feeling kicks in. I have this, and have to be conscious of always mixing protein/carbs. One of the best recovery foods that I've found is peanut butter, or peanut butter crackers. Hard candy will do in a pinch, but can send you back into the cycle, so be careful. There is a test for c-peptides (I think??), which will show the potential for true hypoglycemics, who have high insulin levels at all times. I had this test, and came back normal, so my pcp and I assume I am reactive hypoglycemic. There's an exhaustive article on the subject of hypoglycemia here: http://www.fred.net/slowup/hypotret.html Hit the introduction and scroll down to reactive hypo. Good luck to you! I have always been the proud one to say I experienced NO health problems/complications as a result of my WLS, surely not hoping to start now... Estela in TX 4/9/01: Started 278 10/9/02: Lowest 170 Now 188 & struggling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 Whoop, I misstated.. hypoglycemics do not necessarily operate at a high insulin level at all times.... but there is a test for excess http://www.eradain.com/apoplexy RE: Hypoglycemia?? There is a test for c-peptides (I think??), which will show the potential for true hypoglycemics, who have high insulin levels at all times. I had this test, and came back normal, so my pcp and I assume I am reactive hypoglycemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 Estela, I have to agree with the peanut butter helping to get you out of a hypoglycemic attack. I have had several of these myself starting about 2 years out from WLS. I had no prior problems with low blood sugar. A few months ago, I was having them often and yes it's scarey. Bring up your protein levels on a daily basis will help. I still have them but not nearly as often or as severe. This is my experience. Stress can cause an assortment of problems for anyone. Hopefully, those things in your life will calm down. My biggest problem when stressed is not being able to eat. Weird since before the surgery, I only ate when stressed. A few months ago, my doc suggested I have my glucose levels tested. (I never had it done. I'm just going on the normal tests. I was also told the glucose levels can be low if the iron levels are low. Mine were.) Not the average blood test. The way I understand, it's simular to the glucose stress given during pregnancy, if you are familular with it. Your doctor can give you all the information you need. Just have your questions ready before you go. It's much easier that way. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 We discuss this often. The general consensus seems to be PB on bread, PB on crackers. I use PB and a light smear of jelly on junky bread (white bread) and that will usually stop it before I fall down. They seem to start about 2 yrs post-op. My personal theory? About 99% of us are insulin resistant, hypoglycemic and/or diabetic pre-op, or like me hypo, now & then, family hx of diabetes. I believe this IS the crux of morbid obesity, personally. That said, we never lose the disease, but it's in remission & pretty much under control. Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Hypoglycemia?? > I'm 26 months post-op and may have experienced my first hypoglycemic > attack. Every time I would read about someone new experiencing this > I would ask myself why that person wasn't being careful of their > daily diet. Please forgive me for thinking that...this thing caught > me completely by surprise! > > I've been reading the archives, do I understand correctly that carbs > could trigger this? I thought carbs turn into sugar in your body and > hypo is low blood sugar.? Anyway, I have been in a kind of > depressive mood lately, too many car problems, friend of my son's > died in a car accident, loss of a new boyfriend, etc. About an hour > ago I started feeling very shaky, my arms were extremely weak, I felt > an inner feeling I can't describe. Called a friend who is hypo and > she suggested a few things to eat. I could only find some saltine > crackers and a can of chunk pineapple and that seems to have done the > trick. I also read in the archives of someone having an anxiety > attack and confusing it with hypo. > > If I go to my PCP tomorrow or Tuesday, fasting, would they be able to > tell, or is there a certain sugar test just for this? > > I have always been the proud one to say I experienced NO health > problems/complications as a result of my WLS, surely not hoping to > start now... > > Estela in TX > 4/9/01: Started 278 > 10/9/02: Lowest 170 > Now 188 & struggling > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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