Why Do I Feel So Tired Even When My Sugar Is Normal?

"Sir, my sugar levels come normal, yet I feel so tired. Why is that?"

Perhaps your sugar experiences a 'spike' without you realizing it! This silent spike is a hidden danger known as Silent Sugar Damage.

What is a Sugar Spike?

- It is when your blood sugar suddenly rises above 180 mg/dL after eating. - Although the sugar level drops after some time, the body continues to be affected.

Five important signs of Sugar Spike to remember: 1. Feeling sleepy after meals 2. Heavy head, fatigue, or irritability 3. Strong cravings for sweets 4. Sudden weakness in the legs 5. Daily sugar tests normal but health feels disturbed

How to detect Sugar Spike? - Measure Post Meal Sugar 1.5 to 2 hours after eating. - A reading of 180 mg/dL or more indicates Postprandial Hyperglycemia. - Measuring only fasting sugar is not enough – many people make this mistake!

Five evidence-based ways to avoid Sugar Spike: 1. Eat vegetables and protein first 2. Avoid snacks between meals 3. Walk for 15 minutes after eating 4. Measure sugar at different times 5. Keep notes on which meals cause spikes

Worldwide experience and ADA Guidelines say: Post meal sugar spike leads to future complications such as Retinopathy, Neuropathy, Weight Gain, and Heart Disease.

From my 25 years of experience: "Patients say their sugar is normal, but neuropathy, weakness, and weight gain continue. When we check Post Meal sugar, spikes are found!"

Sugar must not only be normal but also stable!

Keep track of Sugar Spikes. It can change your Health Score.

Please share this Sugar Spike awareness post because millions suffer body pain despite normal sugar levels – the cause is unnoticed!

Dr Ravindra L. Kulkarni, MD, DNB, FSCAI (Cardiology) Just For Hearts