Sleepiness After 2 Scoops of Huel?

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Hi All,

I’ve been using Huel on and off for the past 2-3 years. I’ve noticed that after drinking two scoops of Huel powder (v2.0) I often feel sleepy afterward.

I’m hypoglycemic and have to be careful about eating too much sugar or too many simple carbs all at once or I’ll get a sugar crash and have brain fog for a couple of hours. The sleepiness I experience after drinking two scoops of Huel feels very similar to a sugar crash. In order to mitigate this, I often use only one scoop of Huel mixed with one scoop of whey protein, which helps. Has anyone else experienced this?

At first I thought that the carbs in Huel were causing this, but I recently learned that Huel has a very low GI (Glycemic Index) score (https://huel.com/pages/what-is-glycemic-index-and-load), so it’s unlikely that it would be causing a sugar crash.

(Currently, I use Huel RTD because it does not cause me to experience sleepiness. Unfortunately, it’s also much more expensive. As a side note, Huel RTD has a higher GI score than Huel powder, so I’m fairly positive that the glycemic index is not related to my symptoms. My current theory is that I’m experiencing a reaction to one of the ingredients.)

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You’re best to speak to your doctor but it’s possible that because Huel is low in sugar that your body needs quicker access energy, which is why whey protein helps.

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