Stress and BG

[trowter]

For the couple of weeks my fasting has slowly been rising every day...From the low of 5.2 now up to 6.5 this morning. I am taking a big course which I am finding very stressful, as well as a few other major things happening in my life which are also fairly stressful.
Does that rise in BG seem reasonable? Other than not doing much exercise for the last couple of weeks, nothing has changed. I am very diligent with diet. No bread, fruit, or sugar, and my weight is down 25 lbs in the last 2 months, so I should be doing better, not worse.
As a side note...My migraines have also come back full force in the last few weeks also. One every 2 days. :frown: :frown:

Can this really all be from stress?

[lgvincent]

I know many people say stress can cause their blood sugar to go up but I've found that I go into insulin shock when I'm in stressful situations.

[nantomsuethom]

Thomas' bg tends to go up when he is stressed. Just thinking about going into middle school is making him go up. He actually has a HI :eek: when we went school shopping last week!

[lesley]

I am still really sorting out what does and what does not help with this diabetes!!

But I do think that you need to keep track of everything, i.e. your diet, reasonable rest, and EXERCISE. Any time I start thinking at work that I am too busy to go for my daily midday walk I find the BG levels rise. I have a stressful job but do find that while I keep those walks going I can control the BG levels. I would suggest that you do ensure that you get exercise while on your course, is it possible to get it in before the course starts if you are using your lunch break to "network" etc.?

HTH, Lesley

[Eri's mom]

Stress wreaks havoc w/ Eri's readings...
either it will send her sky hi or, like after a car accident we were in, she dropped to LO...paramedics assumed it would be HI, but, in true Eri form, she did the opposite.
(Eri's nervous about her new middle school as well Nancy!)

[am1977]

Most of the time...stress makes my blood sugar spike :eek: ...which I hate :eviltongu . Stress packs a powerful punch :boxing: and can really affect our health so I try to find good ways to cope with it during tough times :frown: . What generally helps me is a good workout in the gym or venting :argh: about what's been bugging me to someone willing to listen :listen: . Keeping it bottled up inside usually makes things worse for myself and I eventually fall apart :bawling: .

[mg_2204]

Hello!

There could be so many reasons you know! After the 'honeymoond period', sometimes BG will readjust and rise a bit. Could be that you've exercised less? Stress has a tremendous impact on my BG but will make it jump to 6.2 to 10.5 for example. Are you on medication? I had constant headaches because my body just wouldn't adjust to lower BG. And the meds also gave me headaches. Since I've changed medication I'm doing great. No more headaches! Could be what you eat. Even if you say you're eating healthy, just look carefully. Are you using any new products? Have you changed your food intake? I find that eating a small protein 30 mins before bed makes my fasting sugars lower.

With this disease you need to be patient... and a good investigator. Monitor yourself closely, and try to find out what is at the source of this rise in BG. Keep a dietary journal if need be, an exercise one too. You never know.

The very best to you.

[TvBabe]

It could be stress....however you also mention your migraines. Are you taking pain medication for them? Sometimes other medications like pain killers can increase blood sugars as well.

[Peter Lee]

This could certainly be the stress of your course. One thing that could be happening is that you are not sleeping properly if you are subconciously worried about your course work and assignments.

This could have the effect of causing your liver to respond to this stress by pushing out a little glucose (presumably you are on Metform, most Type 2s seem to be) which the medication seems to be trying to resist judging by the sugar levels you are reporting.

If this is the case, when your course is finished the fasting sugars should come down again.

If yours is a long course and your sugars continue to steadily rise, then I would consult my doctor if I were you as you might need an additional medicine to help things until you finish the course.

Good luck with the sugar and the course :flowers: