i’m 12 weeks in and my morning glucose is down, but i’m still getting that mid afternoon crash. anyone else experience this?
feels like my cortisol is tanking. i’ve been tracking my numbers and it’s weird that the crash happens around the same time every day
dunno.
that “mid afternoon crash” hitting at the “same time every day” is exactly the kind of specific detail you gotta lock onto when you’re tracking something. with migraine, if i start logging everything - when the prodrome hits
that morning glucose coming down is solid progress, and it’s frustrating when you hit one goal but still get blindsided by something like an afternoon crash. when you say ‘feels like my cortisol is tanking,’ what’s driving that specific read? sometimes a daily dip like that isn’t the drug itself, but more about what
if you suspect cortisol, are you logging any other data points beyond glucose that would support that specific mechanism? The data often shows a pattern before a conscious “crash” fully registers.
mid afternoon crashes are tough, feels like my cortisol is tanking too when that happens, you said “feels like my cortisol is tanking” and that really resonated with me, been tracking my own energy dips and they seem to happen around the same time every day, have you noticed any patterns or triggers that might be contributing to these crashes
same crash time every day is weird, you think it’s cortisol or something else going on with your glucose regulation, like you mentioned “my morning glucose is down, but i’m still getting that mid afternoon crash”
that daily crash timing might be more about gastric emptying than cortisol.
it’s common for different drug effects to run on their own timescales; your stable morning glucose answers one question while that “mid afternoon crash” points to another, often related to when the peak satiety or GI effects might be easing.
I know how frustrating it is to see good morning glucose numbers but still wrestle with that specific “mid afternoon crash.” Where I’d gently push back on the cortisol idea is that a consistent, daily pattern like that more often comes down to an underlying insulin curve. Your morning fasting glucose can actually look quite good while your fasting insulin is still high and causing those later-day dips that feel like a sudden drop in energy.
Tracking the timing of those crashes alongside your glucose is doing the real work, and getting specific with how it aligns to your meals can help clarify the mechanism. fwiw, my own tracking with check-in reminders on my app helped me map those patterns more clearly.
That mid afternoon crash is definitely noticeable, but the idea your ‘cortisol is tanking’ might be a jump without more specific markers. Have you looked at your protein intake or meal timing in the hours before it hits? The consistency of the timing often points to something in your routine, not necessarily a specific hormone like cortisol.