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My wife is starting to concern me of late,she has quite a few hypos, She can't really handle heavy meals ,rice meat ,fish sometimes is okay,

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Lady Grey, Eastern Cape, South Africa

She had a Barihatric operation 17years ago so we know what foods are a no no,bread and potato mashed ,certain soups are normally the norm ,Is the Hypos a sign of concern.

March 23, 2025
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Yes, frequent hypoglycemic episodes (hypos) are definitely a cause for concern and should be discussed with your wife's healthcare provider. Given her history of bariatric surgery and current diet restrictions, she may need adjustments to her diabetes management plan, including medication timing and dosage.

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Yes, frequent hypoglycemic episodes (hypos) are definitely a cause for concern and should be discussed with your wife's healthcare provider. Given her history of bariatric surgery and current diet restrictions, she may need adjustments to her diabetes management plan, including medication timing and dosage.

The combination of diabetes and past bariatric surgery requires careful meal planning and monitoring. It's especially important to work with both her diabetes care team and a registered dietitian who has experience with post-bariatric patients with diabetes. Consider working with a registered dietitian to develop a personalized meal plan that accounts for both her post-bariatric surgery needs and diabetes management. The dietitian can help create a balanced approach that prevents hypos while ensuring proper nutrition. They can suggest appropriate portion sizes and meal timing that work with her specific situation.

March 23, 2025
A DiabetesTeam Member

Hi Reuben, best wishes to you and your wife. Follow up on the ☝️advice received🤞 mate.

March 23, 2025
A DiabetesTeam Member

@A DiabetesTeam Member hello you have had some good advice from the Diabetes team and from members here and I hope you get your wife to the doctor ASAP
Hugs from Judy in Australia

March 23, 2025
A DiabetesTeam Member

Certainly have the Doctor try to address the issue, but unless they are "drug induced" they could simply be just the way her system works

I get a "lot" of hypo's, almost exclusively overnight while I'm sleeping - my blood sugar just "runs a little low" quite a bit of the time

For "Me" that is "natural"

This was one of my lows last week that lasted for nearly 6 hours where I was below 3.9 mmols/70 points

If this was the result of a drug, the drug would need to be adjusted - I can't take a "smaller dose" of my own metabolism, so I experience the lows 😁

March 23, 2025
A DiabetesTeam Member

The doctors will help your wife get straightened out. Best thoughts for you both.

March 23, 2025 (edited)

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