Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
These days, it seems that life moves faster than ever before. No matter at what stage of life you find yourself, the number of things on our to-do lists seems to be longer than ever before. Between work, family, school, friends, finances and sometimes even illness, it?s not uncommon for people to face multiple demands all at one time, resulting in varying degrees of stress.
Although small amounts of stress can be helpful, large amounts can negatively affect your emotional and physical well-being. This is particularly true for people who are living with diabetes.
When stress strikes, our bodies tend to respond with a ?fight or flight? reaction. Hormone levels of epinephrine and cortisol rise quickly to make energy, or fuel, readily available. The body needs this extra fuel either to deal with the circumstances, or run from the situation. Although this is fine for people without diabetes, it creates an entirely new ball game for people living with diabetes.
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/lifestyles/2012/apr/15/vital-signs-diabetes-and-stress-ar-1843096/
Although small amounts of stress can be helpful, large amounts can negatively affect your emotional and physical well-being. This is particularly true for people who are living with diabetes.
When stress strikes, our bodies tend to respond with a ?fight or flight? reaction. Hormone levels of epinephrine and cortisol rise quickly to make energy, or fuel, readily available. The body needs this extra fuel either to deal with the circumstances, or run from the situation. Although this is fine for people without diabetes, it creates an entirely new ball game for people living with diabetes.
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/lifestyles/2012/apr/15/vital-signs-diabetes-and-stress-ar-1843096/