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speedboy21

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi,

Lately I have been finding it difficult to stay awake after eating. Yesterday I fell asleep 5 times in the day. Today was the final straw as I fell asleep at my desk and was very embarrassed. Any help would be appreciated if this is to do with Diabetes. My last blood counts were excellent and I have lost 13kg since December.

Thanks
 
Hello @speedboy21 It wouldn't be wise to advise on this, instead it's best to see your GP and get your bloods checked in case there is something other than 'diabetes' going on.
 
Sleepiness after meals in a T2 is often a sign of the meal having too many carbs in it and the blood sugars running high.

Do you test your own blood sugars ? If so, you could test when you start to feel sleepy and see what levels you have.
Is there a pattern with this - does it happen after eating a particular food?
 
You need to seek medical opinion. Falling asleep five times a day is not good, irrespective of whether or not it is related to diabetes, which by the way I suspect it is.
 
My last meal was ham salad small Orange and apple. That is all I have eaten all day so fairly low carbs.
 
speedboy21 said:
My last meal was ham salad small Orange and apple. That is all I have eaten all day so fairly low carbs.
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Fruit is glucose and fructose, the same two component parts of table sugar. Not ideal. Probably causing swings.
 
A medium apple has 19g of sugar, average orange has 12g of sugar. That's 31g of sugar just for them two...
 
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