Stress and elevated BG numbers.

[Clifton]

It's been quite the day at work; stress from start to finish taking my stellar fasting blood glucose numbers of the mid 5s into a murky 7.1 after a healthy lunch it has to be said (salad and water) to an annoying 7.3 an hour ago.

Diabetes management I'm rapidly working out is a holistic dark art which has many components aside from diet and exercise.

Any tips on stress management appreciated as I had been making great progress on keeping my blood sugars under control.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Amigo]

It's been quite the day at work; stress from start to finish taking my stellar fasting blood glucose numbers of the mid 5s into a murky 7.1 after a healthy lunch it has to be said (salad and water) to an annoying 7.3 an hour ago.

Diabetes management I'm rapidly working out is a holistic dark art which has many components aside from diet and exercise.

Any tips on stress management appreciated as I had been making great progress on keeping my blood sugars under control.

Thanks in advance!

I really wouldn’t be stressing at all with levels like that Clifton. That’s pretty good management! 😉

I‘m afraid stress does cause challenges for our glucose control as explained here;

‘Under stressful conditions, cortisol provides the body with glucose by tapping into protein stores via gluconeogenesis in the liver. This energy can help an individual fight or flee a stressor. However, elevated cortisol over the long term consistently produces glucose, leading to increased blood sugar levels.’

 

[Inka]

People without diabetes will get 7.3 very frequently, probably even daily. So that’s one stress you don’t have to worry about at least.

 

[Clifton]

I really wouldn’t be stressing at all with levels like that Clifton. That’s pretty good management! 😉

I‘m afraid stress does cause challenges for our glucose control as explained here;

‘Under stressful conditions, cortisol provides the body with glucose by tapping into protein stores via gluconeogenesis in the liver. This energy can help an individual fight or flee a stressor. However, elevated cortisol over the long term consistently produces glucose, leading to increased blood sugar levels.’

Thank you! It could be because I'm 40 tomorrow...and will have a wee birthday party on Saturday (I'm told) given I've now officially left the 30s behind. As I was born in the Far East, given the time difference I guess I am 40 already as I was born at 2 minutes past midnight Malaysian time!

 

[Clifton]

People without diabetes will get 7.3 very frequently, probably even daily. So that’s one stress you don’t have to worry about at least.

Thanks @Inka

 

[rebrascora]

I agree that your numbers are not a concern but for stress management I find a good brisk walk works wonders and it will bring your BG down too.

You are right about managing BG levels being a dark art though. There are 42 known factors which affect levels, some of which we have a bit of control over, others we don't. You can only do your best with the ones you have some influence over.

 

[Clifton]

I agree that your numbers are not a concern but for stress management I find a good brisk walk works wonders and it will bring your BG down too.

You are right about managing BG levels being a dark art though. There are 42 known factors which affect levels, some of which we have a bit of control over, others we don't. You can only do your best with the ones you have some influence over.

Appreciated. I am brand spanking new to this, and the learning curve is as steep as they come!

 

[rebrascora]

Appreciated. I am brand spanking new to this, and the learning curve is as steep as they come!

Don't we all know it!
I am just 2 years down the line so I remember quite clearly what it was like in those early days. Thankfully the curve does start to level out a bit after a while but it is a continual process and there are people here with 50years in with diabetes who still learn something new.

 

[Christy]

Thank you! It could be because I'm 40 tomorrow...and will have a wee birthday party on Saturday (I'm told) given I've now officially left the 30s behind. As I was born in the Far East, given the time difference I guess I am 40 already as I was born at 2 minutes passed midnight Malaysian time!

Happy 40th birthday tomorrow! And enjoy your party 🙂

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Happy birthday for tomorrow!

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