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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GrantGam" data-source="post: 1432918" data-attributes="member: 295621">Hello<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />It may just be that feeling we get when we've eaten a healthy portion; it's often jokingly referred to a "food coma". But it's the same reason why most mammals snooze after eating.What I think it's more likely to be though, is a direct symptom of hyperglycemia. When a diabetic eats, their BG rises to a peak and then gradually falls back down. The higher it goes, the more lethargic we can feel. Did you have a lot of carbohydrate in your meal by any chance?<a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/Diabetes-and-Hyperglycaemia.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/Diabetes-and-Hyperglycaemia.html</a>The only way to be sure though is by testing your BG; have a read here for some information on this:<a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/blood-glucose-testing.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/blood-glucose-testing.html</a><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html</a></blockquote>

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