Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 > > > Obviously glucose tablets which in the > past work the fastest will not be a possibility when I'm post-op > since they are sugar. > ****** i still carry a tube of them in my purse if someone should miss my medic alert that says diabetic in bold then maybe seeing the tabs would make them go OH wait shes diabetic...if i were to use them i would follow up with protien or carbs to keep it from plummeting right back down... but as in all things prevention is better than fixing a problem ....and so far the last time i bottomed out was a while back and i was eating as i typed to you all whining about it.. big hugs ~Peach~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Kathy -- I know several pre-op diabetics who carry and use glucose tabs post-op. You can still use them post-op, if your sugars crash. jb-bb Kathy wrote: > my thing is to stay high protien high water and keep my sugars > level... I really hate bottoming out it does nto feel good and its > scarey to feel like i could pass out( diabetic coma) and no one > find me till its too late... Low blood sugars are awful. I think the lowest I've seen my sugar go is 48. That is not good. And once it starts dropping it seems to keep going! That swirling head, sweating, shaking feeling is horrid. I'm very cautious about this since I take insulin. Always try to keep some food in my purse. Obviously glucose tablets which in the past work the fastest will not be a possibility when I'm post-op since they are sugar. Truly the best thing for them is to do just as you do Peachy. Eat protein. In fact, having fat with the protein is good too if your body can tolerate that. A certain percentage of protein will get converted to glucose in the body over time but there is no big spike like eating a bunch o' carbs. When you eat fat with the protein, sugars rise even slower and sort of levels out for a while since protein along with fat takes longer to breakdown. Kathy To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-LOSERS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Kathy -- I know several pre-op diabetics who carry and use glucose tabs post-op. You can still use them post-op, if your sugars crash. jb-bb Kathy wrote: > my thing is to stay high protien high water and keep my sugars > level... I really hate bottoming out it does nto feel good and its > scarey to feel like i could pass out( diabetic coma) and no one > find me till its too late... Low blood sugars are awful. I think the lowest I've seen my sugar go is 48. That is not good. And once it starts dropping it seems to keep going! That swirling head, sweating, shaking feeling is horrid. I'm very cautious about this since I take insulin. Always try to keep some food in my purse. Obviously glucose tablets which in the past work the fastest will not be a possibility when I'm post-op since they are sugar. Truly the best thing for them is to do just as you do Peachy. Eat protein. In fact, having fat with the protein is good too if your body can tolerate that. A certain percentage of protein will get converted to glucose in the body over time but there is no big spike like eating a bunch o' carbs. When you eat fat with the protein, sugars rise even slower and sort of levels out for a while since protein along with fat takes longer to breakdown. Kathy To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-LOSERS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 > Kathy -- > I know several pre-op diabetics who carry and use glucose tabs > post-op. You can still use them post-op, if your sugars crash. Most interesting. No dumping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 > Kathy -- > I know several pre-op diabetics who carry and use glucose tabs > post-op. You can still use them post-op, if your sugars crash. Most interesting. No dumping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 no -- no dumping, but they follow with eating real food (protein) after a crash and a tablet. Although -- who knows for sure...if you're crashing, you may not care if there's a bit of dumping. But have never heard of problems with dumping when using glucose tabs for a crash. jb-bb Kathy wrote: > Kathy -- > I know several pre-op diabetics who carry and use glucose tabs > post-op. You can still use them post-op, if your sugars crash. Most interesting. No dumping? To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-LOSERS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 no -- no dumping, but they follow with eating real food (protein) after a crash and a tablet. Although -- who knows for sure...if you're crashing, you may not care if there's a bit of dumping. But have never heard of problems with dumping when using glucose tabs for a crash. jb-bb Kathy wrote: > Kathy -- > I know several pre-op diabetics who carry and use glucose tabs > post-op. You can still use them post-op, if your sugars crash. Most interesting. No dumping? To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-LOSERS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 > Although -- who knows for sure...if you're crashing, you may not > care if there's a bit of dumping. But have never heard of > problems with dumping when using glucose tabs for a crash. I almost wonder if crashing is somewhat similar to dumping physiologically. Brain functions slow down, heart races, sweaty, shaky. No digestive disturbances or vomitting though. But still, many of the same characteristics. Thanks for the education on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 > Although -- who knows for sure...if you're crashing, you may not > care if there's a bit of dumping. But have never heard of > problems with dumping when using glucose tabs for a crash. I almost wonder if crashing is somewhat similar to dumping physiologically. Brain functions slow down, heart races, sweaty, shaky. No digestive disturbances or vomitting though. But still, many of the same characteristics. Thanks for the education on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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