Some of the information I have gathered about having hypoglycemia after gastric bypass has made me feel better, if that makes any sense at all.

Although at this point, I am still struggling with my blood sugar drops, I thought it was something I was doing "wrong".

After I started having problems with low blood sugars in the spring of 2009, (at three years out from surgery) I really thought it was something I was "doing" or "eating wrong".  I have since found out that may not be the case.  Or let's say that if I was eating wrong, it was working...at least no hypogycemia.  

I had lost 165 pounds, I had a small gain,  but not significgant, but it was a struggle to keep it steady.  After losing, I went for about two years maintaining my weight and eating by the "rules"  or guidelines I was given. Having a few sparatic sugar drops but mostly doing very well.  

Looking back over the last few years, I have considered the medical information known and reported on hypoglycemia as a result of gastric bypass.  Since the problems seem to start several years after surgery, it seems to be it's more about how my body now reacts to what I eat.  I've had to re-vamp my diet.  Try to find out what will work and what doesn't.  

At one point I did try APA alpha lipoic acid.  It did seem to help in the beginning, even though I'm still taking it, it's not "seeming" to make a difference.   

Some foods that I could eat a year ago or even several months ago, I can't eat now and expect to go more than 2 hours. Now I have to eat more often. 

"When" and "what" I eat more directly affect my exercise and activity level or how soon after a meal I can be more aggressive or conservation.

After doing some experiments with my diet, I can now see that no matter how "good" I stick to my origional post-op rules, it will only last a short time or a maxium of two hours without a drop in my blood sugar. I have also discovered thus far, there are several foods or meals that I can eat that carry me a little longer than others.  

In this post I will be listing the foods that I have found that help carry me a little further than others.  This list will be extended from time to time as I discover how, or if, my hypoglycemia can be managed by diet.

Remember, I am just now discovering the in's and out's of this issue and the things that help me may not help you.  This list may change, but at this point, I'm praying for the best...At this point, I can tell that some foods I ate before, I can no longer eat without serious repercussions. One list that I found online, suggested to avoid beans, beans just happen to be one of the few foods that I have found thus far that carry me a full three hours.  Unless this changes, one of my staples is beans.  Go figure!

Check back often as this list hopefully will grow.

Successful foods or meals

• foods high in fiber
• black beans or chili beans with hamburger or chicken
• chili with beans
• salmon
• sweet potatoes 
• eggs
• chicken
• apples with peanut, almond, or nut butters (especially when mealtime will be delayed)
• nuts and seeds

Successful in-betweens

• peanut, almond, or nut butter with apple
• Extend Bars
• drinking fluids between meals but the longer out the better, at least an hour or more, never with food or meals

Foods that don't work well alone

• shellfish unless accompanied with another denser protein, such as veal, chicken, or fish.
• Yogurt (even high protein brands) unless I eat it with a heavier or denser protein such as egg or turkey