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Chronic insomnia for 20+ years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss | Last Active: Jun 11 8:19am | Replies (9)
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Mate, I feel for you. I had partial gastrectomy 12 years ago due to cancer and had the same problem/s. I even got addicted to diazepam! By chance God led me to the solution that I still use today after running around seeing Doctors that had no idea how to help me. Cheese! yes, lots of cheese at bedtime and once more during the night when I wake up hungry. I sleep like an angel since discovering this. Smarty pants AI says that it's sugar spikes and crashes, and that high fat and protein from cheese stabilise sugar levels. There was no AI when God led me to CHEESE. Good luck and God bless you.

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Laurie, Volunteer Mentor | @roch | Jun 11 8:19am

@colbro19

Welcome to Mayo Connect.

I am glad you found a solution to your insomnia. I developed hypoglycemia years after my surgery. My doctor had me wear a monitor to measure glucose levels for two weeks, and I had to turn the alarms off during the night because they were constantly going off. I am not a dietitian, but your cheese solution may be helping regulate your blood sugar.

I searched for "insomnia" and "sugar levels" and found a few articles. The following includes a section titled "How Does Blood Glucose Affect Sleep?"
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-health/sleep-and-blood-glucose-levels
Does not specifically address gastric surgery, but any alteration to the stomach affects how quickly food passes through your GI system, which in turn affects your blood sugar levels.

Thanks for sharing your advice.

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