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<blockquote data-quote="lizdeluz" data-source="post: 1120207" data-attributes="member: 32108"><p>Good luck from me too, Carol (Cazza - not sure which you prefer?). High blood sugar levels from stress has always been a BIG problem for me, and it's a symptom of diabetes that is difficult to gauge, explain to medics, and its start and end point is lost in time. My meter allows me to factor in stress, though it seems like an afterthought rather than a crucial aspect .... but I feel I need to change the setting, because it never gives me enough 'credit" for stress, if you know what I mean. For me, it could be stress caused by stroppy people, being late due to traffic, being lost on motorways, seeing high blood sugar readings, using the underground, you name it ..... I find that planning does help me, and that includes doing my 'homework' for the events of the day to come, waking at roughly the same time each day, getting enough sleep, yoga-breathing-relaxation and obviously not eating the wrong stuff, though when I'm stressed I used to be very inclined to comfort-eat and I make sure I no longer do that at all. When you have insulin, you'll be able to tailor your doses to meet stress levels, but because, unlike with food, those levels are difficult to quantify it's very important not to overdose. Rooting for you too. Many of us know how difficult this is, but you'll get there!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lizdeluz, post: 1120207, member: 32108"] Good luck from me too, Carol (Cazza - not sure which you prefer?). High blood sugar levels from stress has always been a BIG problem for me, and it's a symptom of diabetes that is difficult to gauge, explain to medics, and its start and end point is lost in time. My meter allows me to factor in stress, though it seems like an afterthought rather than a crucial aspect .... but I feel I need to change the setting, because it never gives me enough 'credit" for stress, if you know what I mean. For me, it could be stress caused by stroppy people, being late due to traffic, being lost on motorways, seeing high blood sugar readings, using the underground, you name it ..... I find that planning does help me, and that includes doing my 'homework' for the events of the day to come, waking at roughly the same time each day, getting enough sleep, yoga-breathing-relaxation and obviously not eating the wrong stuff, though when I'm stressed I used to be very inclined to comfort-eat and I make sure I no longer do that at all. When you have insulin, you'll be able to tailor your doses to meet stress levels, but because, unlike with food, those levels are difficult to quantify it's very important not to overdose. Rooting for you too. Many of us know how difficult this is, but you'll get there! [/QUOTE]
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