Type 2 Cortisol and Stress /Anger

[Belleek]

I am wearing a CGM and when I am stressed/ angry in my work environment my Glucose elevates.
This is a frequent occurrence.
Is there any medication to control Cortisol which I understand becomes elevated in response to stress which in turn elevates glucose

 

[filly]

I am wearing a CGM and when I am stressed/ angry in my work environment my Glucose elevates.
This is a frequent occurrence.
Is there any medication to control Cortisol which I understand becomes elevated in response to stress which in turn elevates glucose

Happens to me. Would love an answer to that one.

 

[TheSecretCarbAddict]

I've been looking at stress as one of the factors impacting my BG levels. My first instinct was to look at root causes of my stress and how I can manage these. Avoiding situations that trigger me and changing the way I think about those situations - deal with what's in my control, influence what I can, and accept what I can't change. Alongside this, I have also been focusing on my sleep (keeping consistent pattern, tracking my Fitbit sleep score), getting in regular exercise (brisk walking, now looking to introduce some resistance band exercises for resistance training), and exploring mindfulness alongside breathing exercises (just stopping to recognise I'm stressed, asking myself what triggered me and just taking a few slow breaths).

 

[MissMuffett]

i was always stressed and anxious when I worked and it hasn’t changed now retired unfortunately. I used to go for a walk and mediate and now do it at home. It was strange at first but the more I did it the easier it became if just for 2 minutes. One easy one was concentrate on your breathing. As you’re breathing in say “In. In. In” then on the out breath…yes you’ve guessed it “out. Out. Out” it focuses your mind by saying the words. It does have a calming effect and do it as long as you like. Sending hugs

 

[AndBreathe]

I am wearing a CGM and when I am stressed/ angry in my work environment my Glucose elevates.
This is a frequent occurrence.
Is there any medication to control Cortisol which I understand becomes elevated in response to stress which in turn elevates glucose

To be honest, without knowing what those rises are, it is tricky to comment on your situation, but what I will say is that cortisol is an extremely important hormone, and, personally, I would not be keen to meddle with it, unless there was a screaming reason.

Again, personally, I do find stress to be a pain. It does elevate blood glucose, but I'd rather try to mitigate stressors than meddle with potentially life saving hormones.

 

[Yowiththeraisedbloodsugars]

EFT Tapping is proven to lower stress precisely by reducing cortisol. Some NHS trusts offer it. Might help?

 

[Sally777]

Simply taking longer over breathing out rather than breathing in is a guaranteed way of slowing your heartbeat rate and reducing the impact of stress. Less stress means less cortisol means lower blood sugar levels! Which would explain why swimming is better for diabetics than running…

 

[stfluffybrain]

I have to replace cortisol due to my Addison's disease which is supposed to not elevate anything but it cetainly does. I am now on semiglutide too but that seems to be unable to fight the hormone replacements.

 

[stfluffybrain]

To be honest, without knowing what those rises are, it is tricky to comment on your situation, but what I will say is that cortisol is an extremely important hormone, and, personally, I would not be keen to meddle with it, unless there was a screaming reason.

Again, personally, I do find stress to be a pain. It does elevate blood glucose, but I'd rather try to mitigate stressors than meddle with potentially life saving hormones.

This is to every sweet person, I cannot control my own cortisol production as my adrenals are defunked and I have to take Prednisolone and hydrocortisone to stay alive but these steroids make my sugars mad and the semiglutide has to fight with them also and aren't working

 

[AndBreathe]

This is to every sweet person, I cannot control my own cortisol production as my adrenals are defunked and I have to take Prednisolone and hydrocortisone to stay alive but these steroids make my sugars mad and the semiglutide has to fight with them also and aren't working

Hormone replacements of all sorts are challenging, but cortisol I imagine is particularly tricky.

All I can say, which may not feel incredibly supportive, but it is intended to be (supportive) is that you probably need to work through the medications available to you until you find something that helps. Clearly, for those of us with T2, what we eat is also important, but sometimes it can't be the whole answer.