After sleeping, your blood sugar is low and it takes protein, not sugar, to build it up again. Foods you might want to try include cottage cheese, peanuts, skim milk, and yogurt. Combine these with one of the many high-protein cereals that are now out on the market. Refined sugars and carbohydrates dump too much sugar into the system too quickly. You'll get an initial rush as your blood sugar levels soar, but then, as your pancreas tries to make up for this sugar hit by releasing insulin, a hormone which withdraws sugar from the blood, you'll experience a sudden dip in blood sugar.
Muscles can ache.
Digestion and vision can be impaired. Not only does your body get socked by this sugar high, your brain also is affected. It has to have glucose on a steady, constant basis to operate effectively. More and more studies show sugar to be an addictive substance that causes hypo- glycemia which, in turn, is responsible for a myriad of emotional disorders, learning and behavior problems, and fatigue. We may have food allergies of which we are unaware.