| STRESS CAN AFFECT YOUR BLOOD SUGAR | | | | control our blood sugar. |
| LEVEL | | | | The good news is that the best way to relieve |
| | | | | stress is to focus on bettering your health and |
| Let us talk about how Stress can affect your | | | | well-being. When you experience improvement, |
| Blood Sugar level and why it is so important that | | | | especially blood sugar control, you're naturally |
| we keep our blood sugar in balance. | | | | going to feel better. |
| Everyone experiences stress in their lives - | | | | Below mentioned steps will help you keep your |
| emotional, physical and occupational. | | | | blood sugar in balance and bottom line will let you |
| Day in and day out, life and our reactions to it | | | | reduce your stress by taking control of you |
| cause physiological stress on our bodies. This | | | | health. Studies have shown that by reducing |
| stress not only triggers a spike in our sugar level, | | | | stress you can lower your blood sugar. |
| but also can result in more serious illness. | | | | Here are some simple ideas to help you relieve |
| So how does stress cause an increase in blood | | | | stress... |
| sugar? | | | | - Breathe deeply, hold your breath, then slowly |
| Stress results in overproduction of Cortisol, a | | | | release |
| hormone that counteracts the effect of insulin | | | | - Walk your pet |
| and results in elevated blood sugar. Cortisol is also | | | | - Take a stroll through nature |
| known as our fight or flight hormone, this means | | | | - Positive affirmations |
| the more stress we have the more Cortisol our | | | | - Exercise |
| body will produce which over time this will reduce | | | | - Avoid mood altering substances i.e. caffeine, |
| the bodies sensitivity to insulin. Cortisol, as an | | | | nicotine, alcohol and sugar |
| insulin antagonist, makes it harder for glucose to | | | | - Find your own way to bring yourself peace, |
| enter the cells and, therefore raises blood sugar. | | | | balance and calm and make time to practice |
| Consequently, stress can lead to chronic elevated | | | | these techniques |
| sugar blood sugar. People with diabetes may be | | | | If you have uncontrolled diabetes or trouble |
| additionally stressed from trying to cope with the | | | | balancing your blood sugar, the best way to |
| disease. Daily stress can interfere with the | | | | relieve stress is to focus on taking control of your |
| management of diabetes and make it difficult to | | | | health and overall well-being. |