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<blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 2010222" data-attributes="member: 53162"><p>Hello [USER=189280]@Emj185[/USER] </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately apart from taking all the stress away from you there is nothing that can be done to change it, however how you respond to it can ultimately help you in managing better. As you know stress causes hormones to be released such as adrenaline and cortisol which has an adverse effect on your insulin requirements, taking more insulin of course will bring your glucose levels down but it doesn't help relieve anxiety, however keeping good control is essential when feeling frazzled as high glucose levels slows down thinking, decision making and increases low mood.</p><p></p><p>You are already doing an excellent job getting exercise, eating a good diet and managing your control so the best advice I can offer is to also try some meditation, so get CALM on your phone if you have a smart phone, it's free to a point and has some good short meditations which can help get you zoned out and in a better place for managing stress levels. When you go for a walk stop a while and take some good deep breaths, deep breathing is a simple easy way to calm down anxious thoughts.</p><p></p><p>Try to ignore those who cannot be pleased, it's your wedding not theirs so try to ensure the plans make you happy and not others, your health and happiness in making this a wonderful event for you to remember is the most important thing so please put yourself first. Also remember that what is stressing you today won't be stressing you in a year's time, so in some respects try to put the amount of stress you feel into context and as I said before put your happiness first <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juicyj, post: 2010222, member: 53162"] Hello [USER=189280]@Emj185[/USER] Unfortunately apart from taking all the stress away from you there is nothing that can be done to change it, however how you respond to it can ultimately help you in managing better. As you know stress causes hormones to be released such as adrenaline and cortisol which has an adverse effect on your insulin requirements, taking more insulin of course will bring your glucose levels down but it doesn't help relieve anxiety, however keeping good control is essential when feeling frazzled as high glucose levels slows down thinking, decision making and increases low mood. You are already doing an excellent job getting exercise, eating a good diet and managing your control so the best advice I can offer is to also try some meditation, so get CALM on your phone if you have a smart phone, it's free to a point and has some good short meditations which can help get you zoned out and in a better place for managing stress levels. When you go for a walk stop a while and take some good deep breaths, deep breathing is a simple easy way to calm down anxious thoughts. Try to ignore those who cannot be pleased, it's your wedding not theirs so try to ensure the plans make you happy and not others, your health and happiness in making this a wonderful event for you to remember is the most important thing so please put yourself first. Also remember that what is stressing you today won't be stressing you in a year's time, so in some respects try to put the amount of stress you feel into context and as I said before put your happiness first :) [/QUOTE]
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