Hi, apologies for the delay in posting results of my project, revision and exams had to come first. Fifty six people responded to my survey, looking at whether stress has an impact on diabetes. Out of those 56 who responded, 55.56% suffered from symptoms of stress before diagnosis, which then jumped up to 81.48% after diagnosis. 80% of those who answered the survey were women, with the most common age being between 50-59 years at 30.36% followed closely by 40-49 years at 25%. The difference between type one and two was minimal with only a 5.66% difference between them; and the most common timespan of having diabetes was between 0-4 years at 59.46%. Anxiety related symptoms were the most prevalent, with 14 people experiencing these symptoms before diagnosis, and then jumping to 19 after diagnosis. Sleep disturbances were also apparent, with 8 people before diagnosis, and then rising to 12 after diagnosis. The only negatives to the study, were 56 people could not be representative of a population as a whole; and as it was online, it therefore did not represent young people, as children did not have access to it. Also diabetes symptoms can have some which are similar to stress, (i.e. tired, headaches, backache) which can then make it hard to be able to differentiate between the two. I hope this helps? I have found it interesting looking at symptoms of stress, and have, through doing this course, experienced some of them myself, lol! I have found it to be beneficial looking at it from a holistic perspective though, which involves looking at the body as a whole. Whether it means reading books, ie Louise Hay, Brandon Bays, or Anna Hunt, (There are numerous holistic books out there) or trying complimentary therapies from Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Bowen Technique, Shiatsu to name but a few. To get a better understanding of why our body displays various symptoms, and why they occur in the first place, can only help in the process of allowing the body to begin to get better. (Stress symptoms as I'm not suggesting it would make Diabetes disappear, but it could alleviate certain symptoms associated with it, ie sleep disturbances, stomach problems, backache etc.) I have tried to look at things from conventional to holistics, and to keep an open mind. My son who is on an insulin pump, went borderline with his thyroid, for quite a few months, and was told if it did not rise, he would have to go on thyroid tablets. On reading up about it, I found an article which suggested using sea kelp tablets, which naturally stimulates the thyroid; and the following month his levels were back to normal. This may not work for everyone though, all I can say is that it worked for him.
