Comments on: Surgery With Reactive Hypoglycemia

By: Myra

Myra — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:05:14 +0000

Read your posts. All very interesting. Here’s my scenario … I was diagnosed with post-prandial (reactive hypo) about 2 1/2 years ago. Drs talked about taking out 1/3 of my pancreas but backed out at last minute saying that the risk was greater than they wanted to take … but to come back if I got much worse. My Dr is trying to get me to go back now. I’m not going thru that again! Ya got to luv those Dr’s, eh? LOL The tail of my pancreas is secreting too much insulin. There are no meds to control it – we’ve tried them all. 80% of the time, when my sugar falls, my bowel is stimulated and I’m in the bathroom along with side effects of crashing. It all has a tendency to make one pretty darned sick. So, when I saw this site … it was really nice to realize that someone else out there understands. I’m giving a shout-out to my fellow ‘Reacting’ Sistas! LOL

I never heard of this stuff until I got it … 10,000 years ago! ~ Did you?

I’m very dismayed with my diet. Nothing works. Count carbs, protein and eat every 3 hours … and I still crash … especially in the morning.

I asked Dr what affect these crashes would have on my body. His reply was that it affects your memory. That explains a lot!
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PEACE!
Myra

By: Sharon Krantz

Sharon Krantz — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:34:17 +0000

Great info, Stephanie. Thank you. BTW, what is a raw food bar?

By: Steph Kenrose

Steph Kenrose — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:07:41 +0000

Almost forgot…I stopped using Luna bars a while back because I am currently on a 75% raw diet. My son still eats them now and then.

By: Steph Kenrose

Steph Kenrose — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:01:35 +0000

Dear Sharon,
Sounds to my like you need to shop around for someone who is a little more sympathetic! Orange juice? Heavens..that would crash my blood sugar in an hour. The facility that I had my knee surgery in was VERY understanding. They tested my blood sugar every 30 minutes and had me on a glucose drip before and during the surgery. Call around and find someone who will do that for you during a colonoscopy. Good luck!
Stephanie

By: Sharon Krantz

Sharon Krantz — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:46:40 +0000

Thank you so much for your quick reply, Stephanie.

I will try those guidelines. Do you still use Luna bars? I look forward to reading your books and trying your eating plan. BTW, I also enjoyed reading online about the lunches for your son. I care for my four year old and 2 year old granddaughters daily and I plan to use those ideas, as well.

One question that I forgot to ask was about medical procedures. I read with interest this post about having surgery. I have only had oral surgery which took me forever to recover from. The question is about medical procedures that require not just fasting, but cleaning the body out, as well. I have been so nervous about crashing as severely as I used to 13 years ago that I have not had a routine colonoscopy which is recommended for someone my age (60). When I spoke with the facility that does them for my HMO, I was told just to drink a little orange juice and I’d be fine. I don’t know about you, but when I’m really crashing, that orange juice would make me violently ill.

Thank you again.

By: Steph Kenrose

Steph Kenrose — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:45:13 +0000

Sharon,

I used to have the “crashing” problem in the middle of the night, before I completely switched my diet. With the near-vegan diet I outline in my book, plus a high protein snack before bed (usually a big handful of peanuts will do the trick, but sometimes peanut butter on whole wheat toast), I haven’t had a night crash in a long, long time.

I exercise about 30 minutes after eating a big meal, and I eat every 20 minutes during exercise (a raw food bar). That seems to be the only way I can stop my blood sugar from crashing.

I hope that helps!

Stephanie

By: Sharon Krantz

Sharon Krantz — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:19:42 +0000

I just found your site and am so grateful. I was diagnosed by a neurologist 13 years ago, referred to an endocrinologist who explained the condition, but told me that there just needed to be more research and she had very little info to help me.

I read and struggled along and managed the condition very well until post-menopause. I was recently diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, as well. That is now under control with Armour Thyroid and I also use bioidentical hormones.

I have two problems that I can’t get under control, though. The first is that I crash 3 hours after falling asleep at night. My doctor has recently suggested a Whey Protein Drink (lactose and gluten free with 1 gram of sugar and grams of protein per my recommended serving) before bed. I still wake up after 3 hours. I have always eaten a banana during the crashes which has aloed me to immediately resume sleep. Are there any suggestions that you or others may have RE: pre-bedtime solutions?

The second problem is that I am unclear when the best times of the day are to exercise for a reactive hypoglycemic.

Any help would be appreiated. I have just ordered your books from Amazon. It is possible that my concerns are addressed in them.

Anyway, thank you so much for your site!!!