Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Effects of Stress

I have never met anyone who thought that managing their blood sugar was straight-forward.  The swings and the spikes, the unpredictable and unexplainable, are part of the universal experience.  Yet, as frustrating as they are, sometimes the unjustified spikes provide some valuable insight i...
8/ 3/09 6:26pm

hehehe, very cute ending sentence :)

 

Great blog, Anna. I totally find myself reaching the 200s for no clear reason when I'm truly stressed out or working to the bone, etc. It's hard to remember that we really do become so desensitized to insulin during those times.

 

-Ginger

8/ 4/09 11:10am

Anna,

I totally identify with this. My blood sugar changes a lot when I'm stressed and/or super busy. Sometimes it goes down b/c I don't eat as much, and sometimes it spikes when I don't pay as much attention to D because of other things in my life.

Maggie

Anonymous
pocketheather
8/ 6/09 3:22pm

Great post! I think this is an important message for all humans. Stress impacts us so thoroughly, and most of the time we are never even aware of our own reactions or stress levels.  Laughing

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