Type 2 Diabetes - Diabetics Can Learn to Avoid Or Manage Stress and Lower Blood Sugar Levels

Too much stress is connected to being overweight and developing prediabetes leading on to Type 2 diabetes. In diabetics, stress also causes blood sugar to rise. But with the stressful, busy lives many of us lead today, what can we do to decrease stress and improve our overall health?First, evaluate how much of a problem stress is for you. Have you had lots of major changes in your life lately? Do you feel tense and anxious a lot? Do you have a hard time sleeping? You can find tools online you can use to answer questions and determine your level of stress if you're not sure.If you are feeling excessively stressed, next you'll want to try to figure out what's causing it. Keeping a journal or diary, or just occasionally writing down your thoughts can help you figure out what's stressing you. Major life changes are stressful for many people. But sometimes, we can't pinpoint the cause of our stress level on any life changes. It may be more of a constant stressor that's getting to you. For many people, having a difficult work/ personal life balance can be a cause of constant stress that's difficult to detect. If you feel like it's a struggle to fit in work, family obligations, and time to take care of yourself, this may be the case. So, what can you do about it?Make a big change. By paying attention to how you're feeling, you may be able to identify and change behaviors contributing to your stress. It's not always possible - but sometimes a career change or decreased working hours can create a better work/personal life balance and reduce your stressful situation. Or consider getting help with other obligations so you have more time for yourself.


Manage the everyday stress. Since you may not be able to make big changes right away, fortunately you can learn to avoid or manage stress by using any number of safe, sensible techniques.One effective strategy you can use to manage stress and decrease the negative effect it has on your health is making sure you take even a few minutes every day to relax. This can counteract the fight or flight response that occurs when you're stressed and is so damaging to your health. To get to this relaxed state you'll continuously focus on a certain word, phrase, sound, or prayer - whatever works for you. Doing this makes it so the everyday thoughts and anxieties in your head are blocked. Try making some time for relaxation every day.Remember reducing stress will help you control Type 2 diabetes because lowering stress can help reduce dangerously high blood sugar levels. Beginning a program of stress management will give you ever more control over your life.