ANXIETY AND TYPE 2

**BUMP**

I know from my own experience that being anxious/nervous raises bg levels, some years ago my sister had gone into labour, on the same day I had an exam to pass, I was a nervous wreck, lack of sleep, etc, I had normal breakfast, was 11.2 (in the days before low carb) 2hrs after, left for my exam, had nothing to eat at all, could hardly see what I was writing my vision suddenly blurred and I felt very ill with the stress of it, I tested my bg had shot up to 17.6.
Finished the exam though and passed with flying colours too,went straight afterwards to a cafe, tested, now exhausted but relaxed, bg level had gone back down to 9.8, I had no medication to bring it down.

If your husband had a bad experiene to cause anxiety he can still feel the after shock, whether he is diabetic or not.

I hope he feels better soon.

I hope he feels back to normal very soon.

Yes, stress/anxiety raises my sugar levels. I was really surprised on testing how even low levels of stress made them rise.

Anxiety "attacks" themselves can make you feel really quite unwell. I have suffered from an anxiety disorder for a number of years now, and although my severe symptoms are quite rare these days, when they DO occur I do feel dreadful, and for quite some time too; and my BS levels are a clear indication that it's the anxiety not the BS that's causing the symptoms.

Can your other half put his finger on any trigger for his anxiety?
It was a HUGE step, but talking to my Dr and researching some very simple breathing techniques did a great deal for me.