Diabetes Alert! Diabetes & Stress

What is your experience with theadded actor of stress (good or

bad) and fasting bloodglucose levels?

Over the last week, I haveexperience several

major stressors

and noticed… (how couldanyone help but notice?)

+ 65

my fasting blood glucosenumbers bumped up about

GOOD STRESSOR #1: I retired froma long time career I truly loved doing.

GOOD STRESSOR #2: At the same time, I retiredfrom being the legal guardian for

a mentally ill woman.

Bad Stressor # 1- My computer virus that robbedme of several hours as I struggled to

eradicate it completely.

Honestly, I pray thoseresponsible for such

of 1000Have the

invade them all over!!!

Bad Stressor # 2- I got called at 9:51 p.m. lastnight from the ER room.

They had not gotten the "I retireas guardian" memo. (Yes, it messed with my sleep!)

+ 65Fasting blood glucoselevel this morning - up65 points. EGADS!!!(Everything else the

same.)

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