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Stress

My son was diagnosed in October 2004. He is moody, angry, and sad. In recent years, we have moved from the U.S. to Italy, my father died, and my son was diagnosed. Is this an adjustment period? How can we help him?

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My 10 year old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 4 months ago. She was under a lot of emotional stress at the time. Could this stress trigger the onset of diabetes?

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I have trouble controlling my blood sugar. Anxiety about my injections can make my blood sugar go up. I am also afraid to change the injection sites. What do you recommend?

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I’ve had Type 1 diabetes for 13 years. I’m a student at university. It’s hard for me. Therefore, I can’t control blood sugar because of the anxiety, stress, boredom and other psychological stress.

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After 68 years of good control, my blood sugars are elevated. Is it from the stress of the COVID-19 surge or repeated use of injection sites?

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I’m 11 years old and have diabetes for 1 year. I injured my growth plate in my thumb and have been in a cast for 2 weeks. It has been very painful and my hand swells. My blood sugars have been very high since my injury. Can this be related to my injury?

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I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes seven years ago. I am 56 years old. I was wondering if there has been any documentation about stress related high blood sugars causing emotional problems.

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My granddaughter is 6 years old. She is in the middle of a custody battle. I have found that she is having more and more problems controlling her blood sugars.

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I have type 1 diabetes. My blood sugars are running between 1.4 and 33.4 mmol/L [25.2 and 601. 2 mg/dl] or more. I have a lot of course work to do at school, and because of this, stress levels have increased. Could my increased stress levels be affecting my blood sugars?

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How does stress affect children with diabetes? Does it have a part in sugar levels changing so rapidly?

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