 [ Symptoms ] why does sugar make me tired i can have 1 piece of hard candy and 5min later i get so sleepy i am not diabetic can i change how my body processes sugar [ Disease ] the body absorbs sugar quickly that is why people can get a sugar high and then crash you probably just absorb it more quickly than others instead of trying to get your body to accept sugar why do not you eat more foods that are more likely to give you energy like nuts