sugar crash
Post-candy energy drop
A sugar crash is the sudden fatigue and irritability that follows a spike in blood sugar, typically after consuming sugary foods or drinks.
The body overcompensates with insulin, dropping blood sugar below normal levels: I had a donut for breakfast and hit a sugar crash by ten.
The term extends to any rapid energy decline after an initial high.
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- slumpExtended period of decline
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
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- hypoglycemiaglucose, insulin shock, hypoglycemic, glucagon, shakiness
- energy depletionfatigue, exhaustion, tiredness, burnout, weariness
- blood sugarblood glucose, glucose, glucose level, glucose levels, glucose spike
- eating effectsfullness, satiety, bloating, heartburn, indigestion
sugar crashenergy surge
Sudden increase in power
energy boost · second wind · alertness · vigor · vitality
sugar crashsugar rush
Energy spike from sweets
sugar high · blood sugar spike · glucose spike · sugar spike · hyperglycemia
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