Full Version: STRESS

From: Pat_from_LI [#1]
28 Feb 18:37
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I've noticed that my sugar skyrockets when I'm under stress -- worse than divinity fudge! I ate nothing for 11 hours before surgery. Last eaten was some chicken soup clear. Presurgical sugar was 305! I had been told to take no insulin or other diabetic med. Postop I was 129 for about four days! Hard to manage lifestyle.

From: toneylee in VA (TONEYLEE) [#3]
1 Mar 9:38
To: Pat_from_LI [#1] 2 Mar 19:25

Pat, I agree 100%. Stress just plays havoc with blood glucose levels. The big problem, of course, is what to do about it, because how can you not react to stressful events? Pretending to be calm doesn't fool your body! (I hope your surgery wasn't too serious and that everything went well and that you are doing fine now.)

...I also wonder, in your case, whether the long fasting time caused a big liver dump that could partially explain the 305 reading?

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