Diabetes Control
& Stress
The
human body is very complex. Every part is controlled by brain, the influence of
which can be changed by proper thought and attitude. The outside factor also
affect almost every part, distrubing the functioning of various organs. Stress
refers to psycho-physiological changes occurring in response to stimuli
perceived as threatening or harmful. Any event that requires adaptation can
trigger the physiolgical responses that charaterise stress. What we think and
how we feel affects our health; the mind and the body are intimately connected.
In modern
urban societies we are threatened and attacked, but usually in
non-physical ways. Stresses are felt as a result of economic burden,
difficulties in getting on with people, or competition at work or school. There
is a stress response to noise, interruptions, queues, deadlines, also by
threats to personal status from self imposed goals or from constant striving to
meet the expectations of others.
Even
though much modern stress is a long-term, psychological stress, it still
initiates our stone age fight or flight response and we get steamed up. But in
civilised societies, opportunities for physical outlets are few. or
discouraged. So we bottle up our emotions, swallow our pride and keep ourself
cool. The resulting anxiety is felt as a state of chronic readiness we cannot
relax. The body is constantly tuned to a higher action level than it was
designed to operate at. This makes us uncomfortable or ill-at-ease. If this state continues too long
it precipitates disease. The disease, which may be physical or mental, is the
body,s way of turning out ,because when the body finds itself in a stressful
situation it reacts by releasing adrenalin and cortisol. These have the effect
of raising the pulse, blood pressure and respiration rate, tensing the muscles
and causing a dry mouth, dilating the pupils and increasing the keenness of sight, hearing and concentration.
The blood levels of sugar, fats and clotting
factors are raised and digestion gets slow.Hence in diabetes, if the blood sugar
level remains high for along period early diabetic complications may precipitate .
So if you are
diabetic try to relax your body & mind to keep your blood sugar in control.And if you are not diabetic do not let the stress to make you diabetic. Try to keep the stressors away from you,if possible.
