Tired/sleeping right after eating

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jtintx
jtintx Posts: 445 Member
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I seem to get extremely tired/sleepy about 10-15 minutes after eating a normal sized meal. Does anyone have any idea why that happens?

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  • shannahrenee
    shannahrenee Posts: 380
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    I'm not sure but that happens to me all the time too.
  • April0815
    April0815 Posts: 780 Member
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    Sugar spikes then when it comes down you crash!
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,550 Member
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    Blood sugar crash. Eat smaller meals, closer together, and avoid simple carbs like the plague.

    The smaller meals don't affect your blood sugar as much, eating meals closer together helps keep your sugar levels even, and simple carbs have an immediate effect on your sugar levels.
  • abatres7
    abatres7 Posts: 146
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    I have that happen to me when I have meals that spike my sugar levels, or when I have just eaten fatty foods. What are you normally eating when this happens?
  • jtintx
    jtintx Posts: 445 Member
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    I don't think it's a blood sugar spike...I can see that a couple of hours after a meal when your blood sugar levels go back down, that's when you would feel tired...not right after eating...any other thoughts?

    abatres7 - it happens after any meal...a Subway sandwich, chinese food, pasta...
  • TuscanySun
    TuscanySun Posts: 3,608 Member
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    I have the same thing. I understand it has to do with how you as an individual metabolize different foods. I know from the radio show that one of Jillian Michaels' first 2 books has a quiz you can take to figure our if you are a slow, 'normal' or fast metabolizer and what foods trigger that feeling but I havent had the time to look for the book yet. Maybe your library has a copy??

    Just a thought.

    Hope it helps a little.
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,550 Member
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    It happens to me due to my blood sugar levels and it happens within minutes of eating simple carbs (ie: white bread, pasta, desserts). Sugar causes your insulin levels to surge at which time your brain sends a signal to your body to cease activity.

    If it happens when you have eaten something other than carbs, maybe it is an allergy? Or possible adrenal gland issues?
  • weightoffmom
    weightoffmom Posts: 61 Member
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    Have your glucose levels checked. That is a symptom of insulin resistence. I have just been diagnosed and am on a low dose of metformin. I have to really watch my carbs. Hard to do.
  • July24Lioness
    July24Lioness Posts: 2,399 Member
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    I don't think it's a blood sugar spike...I can see that a couple of hours after a meal when your blood sugar levels go back down, that's when you would feel tired...not right after eating...any other thoughts?

    abatres7 - it happens after any meal...a Subway sandwich, chinese food, pasta...

    Yes, it is the carbs that is making you lethargic...............

    Pasta, the bread on a Subway sandwich and white rice that is in chinese food................3 of the carb heaviest stuff you can eat.

    It is spiking your insulin.
  • gemiwing
    gemiwing Posts: 1,525 Member
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    I have the same issue. We're in the middle of figuring it out- because I don't eat carb-heavy foods when it happens. Nor is there a lot of fat or anything else. We're thinking for me, it's allergies.

    So far I've noticed it with wheat(whole), peppers(any kind) and onions. :( No more fajitas for me.

    I take Metformin already and eat often (I'm a snacker) and I don't eat carb heavy stuff, nor do I eat simple carbs with any meal. So we're thinking allergies. Now just to be able to afford going to an allergy specialist. :ohwell:

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