Stress is one of those things that they say is bad for your blood sugar numbers but it is easily discounted as a factor by many - including me until recently.
Over the 2.5 years since I was diagnosed, I’ve concentrated on carbs, exercise and weight to control my blood sugars with good success. Whenever stress was brought up as another factor, my basic reaction was “yeah, ok, sure” but I didn’t really believe it.
In mid-July, I was laid off from my job of the last 6 years. Somewhat Covid related but mostly just a company that could never get its act together and was failing over time. My personal situation at the company was miserable over the past 18 months. We got a new CTO who made decisions based on “his gut”, not facts and hated anyone who pointed out reality to him. There were a lot of days where I felt like vomiting before going in. You basic completely toxic environment.
Since getting laid off, my average fasting blood sugar has dropped 15 points. I haven’t changed my diet or exercise. The only difference is that I’m no longer in an incredibly stressful work environment. So now I’m a believer - stress really does matter in diabetes control.
Tl;dr. Lost my job in a high stress environment. A month later, my average testing blood sugar is down by 15. Stress matters.
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