STRESS - How does it affect your body?

[weeza44]

Hey there beeties peeps,

I was wondering, what happens to your body/bloody sugars when you are stressed? Say for example your boss arrives at works, takes all his/her pressures out on you leaving you with a bad taste in your mouth as well as a looong list of things on your to do list - what happens to your numbers?

I have to say, I've started a new job, not enjoying it as much as I was hoping and as a result my numbers have been ALL over the shop, I'm blaming the stress for it.

Let me know your thoughts!

Weeza :crazy:

 

[Herbie72]

I started a thread on this the other day, Weeza. It seems to make most of our sugars go high, I think.

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=25156

 

[weeza44]

Aww fab - shall retract my message and check out yours!

Thanks

 

[Herbie72]

Nah, two won't do any harm :lol:

 

[pregan40]

How weird! Yeh Mine tends to go high to! I thought that it would be the other way around!

 

[Grazer]

Hi, I'm a type 2, but we have the same response to stress. We produce cortisol. Cortisol (hydrocortisone) is a steroid hormone, more specifically a glucocorticoid, produced by the zona fasciculata of the adrenal gland. It is released in response to stress and a low level of blood glucocorticoids. Its primary functions are to increase blood sugar through gluconeogenesis; suppress the immune system; and aid in fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism.
So no wonder our BGs go up when we're stressed!