Narcolepsy was ruled about by a MSLT. I am going to get the blood sugar thing checked. Other than straight up sugar, would sugar holding items (breads, etc..) cause this too?
Yes, absolutely. To your body, a carb is a carb. Starchy foods and fruits break down into simple sugars that enter your bloodstream.
You can test this yourself by purchasing a blood glucose meter and test strips. No prescription needed. Choose the meter with the least expensive test strips. They are like printers in that the initial set up is inexpensive but the test strips can vary widely in price. Try testing first thing in the morning, about 30 minutes after a meal or snack, and then again when you are feeling fatigued.
The way I was before I realized and treated my blood sugar issues, I would wake up feeling OK, have breakfast, and about 10 a.m. I would crash--horrible fatigue and brain fog, often the hangries. Had a sugary snack, felt fine until just before lunch, then felt fine again after lunch. The worst crashes were in the afternoon. When I worked in an office I'd head to the vending machines for candy
around 2 p.m. and then barely make it until 5 p.m. Then I'd fall asleep on the couch until I woke a few hours later feeling like DIRT. I was usually OK after dinner (probably because I tended to eat more protein in the evening). It was a blood sugar roller coaster. When we tried to do any weekend activities, the first thing we had to do at our destination was find FOOD. I love that now I can wait many hours without crashing and enjoy life so much more.
Normal blood sugar is really in the mid-80's although you will be told anything below 100 fasting is "good" and that blood sugar can go up to 200 after a meal. While that's true, there's research showing that blood sugar over 140 is causing organ damage, and people who are not insulin resistant will generally run in the mid 80's and only go up 10 points or so from the "normal" of mid-80's after a meal.
If your blood sugars tend to run high (well into the 100's whenever you test), you may feel awful even well over 100 because your body is so used to a high blood sugar that any drop signals your body that you might go "too low" even though it's not really hypoglycemia (this is called a "false hypo").
Too low (hypoglycemia) is considered under 70 if you are on insulin, but if not on insulin it's not dangerous until it's 60 or below.
Good reading on blood sugar here:
https://www.bloodsugar101.com/what-is-a ... lood-sugar