Fighting the Afternoon Energy Dip
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You might also look at your work schedule. I've recently become aware of the fact that the tasks that seem to come up during the morning are the ones that are outside of my "sweet spot" from a personality perspective. When those occupy my morning and spend zero time doing things that give me life I end up wiped by lunch regardless of diet or exercise.
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@scottalanmiller said in Fighting the Afternoon Energy Dip:
@travisdh1 said in Fighting the Afternoon Energy Dip:
In addition to the sleep study, see if someone will let you test your blood sugar when you start feeling tired sometime. That's one of the major signs of the onset of diabetes, and is an easy self-check if you have access to a meter.
Opposite, though. With diabetes you normally get the dip without food, not from avoidinig it.
Prison Story:
I was the evening supervisor (sergeant) of the Ad-Seg house (commonly called "The Hole") had an offender declared a medical emergency because of low sugar. We got the nurse to him (very quickly as she was already doing rounds in the unit) and she checked him. His blood sugar was at 20. Wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes.Normal blood glucose numbers
Fasting
Normal for person without diabetes: 70–99 mg/dl (3.9–5.5 mmol/L)
Official ADA recommendation for someone with diabetes: 80–130 mg/dl (4.4–7.2 mmol/L)2 hours after meals
Normal for person without diabetes: Less than 140 mg/dl (7.8 mmol/L)
Official ADA recommendation for someone with diabetes: Less than 180 mg/dl (10.0 mmol/L) -
@kelly said in Fighting the Afternoon Energy Dip:
You might also look at your work schedule. I've recently become aware of the fact that the tasks that seem to come up during the morning are the ones that are outside of my "sweet spot" from a personality perspective. When those occupy my morning and spend zero time doing things that give me life I end up wiped by lunch regardless of diet or exercise.
That's a good point. When you're really excited about doing something or find it very engaging, it normally does not matter how tired you might be. I say normally here because there are truly times where you are just too wiped out to even do what you enjoy.
