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Diagnosed with Hypoglycemia after bypass surgery: What helps?

Posted by happyheidi63 @happyheidi63, Oct 22, 2023

I had Roux en Y bypass surgery March of 2021. I went from 265 down to 160 (with in 6 months). Over the past year I have been putting weight back on and now I am at 205. I have been diagnosed with Hypoglycemic and my problem is I do not know I am low until I hit 40 or below and this has ending me up in the ER. So when I start to feel sweaty, shaky, dizzy I test my sugar and if it is in the 50's I grab something "sweet" but if in my 40's or below I take a couple of my glucose tablets and prayer it come up. I have never had diabetes and to this day do not. I see Endo. and Gastro. and General Surg. and they don't understand why I have lows. Insurance will not allow me to have a CGM as I am not a diabetic. I do take Acarbose Tablets 25 mg which has helped some. I do not drink, smoke or do drugs. The weight gain is crazy. My new thing is after eating I get very hot and break out in a sweat. Anyone else have these issues?

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turberg | @turberg | Oct 22, 2023

Congratulations on your weight loss. I am sorry you are experiencing weight gain, and hypoglycemia. I understand "dumping syndrome" is a side effect of eating too much sugar (and has the same symptoms you mentioned having after eating meals); could you be eating too much sugar which causes the dumping which then drops your sugar levels? It's just a guess. I would certainly keep looking for a doctor that can give you real answers. Take care!

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happyheidi63 | @happyheidi63 | Oct 22, 2023
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@turberg

Congratulations on your weight loss. I am sorry you are experiencing weight gain, and hypoglycemia. I understand "dumping syndrome" is a side effect of eating too much sugar (and has the same symptoms you mentioned having after eating meals); could you be eating too much sugar which causes the dumping which then drops your sugar levels? It's just a guess. I would certainly keep looking for a doctor that can give you real answers. Take care!

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I do not have dumping issues.

But thanks for the info.

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turberg | @turberg | Oct 22, 2023
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@happyheidi63

I do not have dumping issues.

But thanks for the info.

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Sorry for the misunderstanding! I guess I assumed that since you were getting hot and sweaty after eating, you were experiencing dumping syndrome.

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happyheidi63 | @happyheidi63 | Oct 22, 2023

No, you are fine. that is what is so strange

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wr61 | @wr61 | Oct 23, 2023
In reply to @turberg "Congratulations on your weight loss. I am sorry you are experiencing weight gain, and hypoglycemia. I..." + (show)
@turberg

Congratulations on your weight loss. I am sorry you are experiencing weight gain, and hypoglycemia. I understand "dumping syndrome" is a side effect of eating too much sugar (and has the same symptoms you mentioned having after eating meals); could you be eating too much sugar which causes the dumping which then drops your sugar levels? It's just a guess. I would certainly keep looking for a doctor that can give you real answers. Take care!

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That's what I was going to say. 😎 It's happened to me a few times, you are right.

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turberg | @turberg | Oct 23, 2023

I had the gastric sleeve in 2012 and had the WORST case of dumping syndrome after eating one bite of pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving (at 9 months post-op.) I ended up in the ER thinking I was having a heart attack! It seems after that I would have minor symptoms of dumping after eating even the smallest amount of sugar...even an apple (sweating, feeling hot, stomach pain, difficulty breathing.) I wasn't expecting to get dumping syndrome because I didn't have the gastric bypass!!! Once I figured out it was sugar-related, I learned my lesson and stopped eating high-sugar foods and drinks (and stopped having the dumping.)

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happyheidi63 | @happyheidi63 | Oct 23, 2023
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@turberg

I had the gastric sleeve in 2012 and had the WORST case of dumping syndrome after eating one bite of pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving (at 9 months post-op.) I ended up in the ER thinking I was having a heart attack! It seems after that I would have minor symptoms of dumping after eating even the smallest amount of sugar...even an apple (sweating, feeling hot, stomach pain, difficulty breathing.) I wasn't expecting to get dumping syndrome because I didn't have the gastric bypass!!! Once I figured out it was sugar-related, I learned my lesson and stopped eating high-sugar foods and drinks (and stopped having the dumping.)

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It happens to me even if I have a chef salad.

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cntrlcoastgirl | @cntrlcoastgirl | Oct 24, 2023
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@happyheidi63

It happens to me even if I have a chef salad.

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My dumping syndrome does not discriminate. All kinds of food can cause it out the blue.

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happyheidi63 | @happyheidi63 | Oct 25, 2023
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@cntrlcoastgirl

My dumping syndrome does not discriminate. All kinds of food can cause it out the blue.

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what do you do to make it better?

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