I'll be two years out in October and have not had any issues until now. I have maintained my goal weight, and I try to follow my doc's eating plan. Unfortunately, I have found that it sometimes isn't possible, and I occasionally do eat simple carbohydrates. The issue that I'm having is that about 45 minutes to an hour after eating them, I am having hypoglycemic symptoms of fatigue, weakness, and shakiness. I did some research, and found that this is something that arises around two years out for gastric bypass patients. They don't exactly know why, but the theory is that the pancreas releases insulin anticipating the contents of a full size stomach eating a high carbohydrate meal. Because of our reduced stomach size, we don't eat as much, so there's too much insulin in our systems causing a hypoglycemic reaction. I've only experienced this a few times, but it makes me feel awful and I have to drink a cup of juice. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I found it strange that it usually starts around two years post op. I never heard of this complication.
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