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After eating sweets i feel sleepy and my bp was 96 over 60?
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Sweet dreams: Eating a lot of sugars, or any simple carbohydrate, transiently raises you bloods ph, which causes mild sedation. Eating large meals shunts blood to the stomach which can make you feel tired as well.
Answered 3/14/2019
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