What do you think?
i. The alleviation of stress and anxiety reduces the chance of developing diabetes?
ii. The alleviation of stress and anxiety helps in easy control of blood sugar?
iii. Both i. and ii.
If you test the stress level on e.g. Holmes and Rahes (online) stress test and get
a high level of stress (200-300 scores) you are subject to any type of disorder in a near future. If you reduce the stress and anxiety level by e.g. walking in the nature for e.g. an hour a day and endure an interesting discussion with a friend during the walk, it is likely that your health will improve in a significant way due to physical training and social support. On the other hand, the stress may be due to poverty, death of spouse, and things you are not likely to be able to control, then the lack of control per se increases the stress
I am thankful to Béatrice Marianne Ewalds-Kvist for your valuable comments. Also thankful to Amjed Lateef Jabbar for your effort.
Paola Santana de Oliveira, I failed to understand, What did you mean?
There is also some evidence that anxiety may play a role in causing diabetes. One study found that symptoms of anxiety and depression are significant risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes.
Dear Isam Alkhalifawi thanks for your priced comments. Would you please share the document/link/links that support your comments.
Stress, anxiety are common in individuals with type A personality. Now that is a non modifiable risk factor for diabetes, hypertension, stroke, obesity and other non communicable diseases.
Dear Sumanta Chakraborty thanks for your comments. Nonmodifiable risk factors for diabetes, hypertension, stroke, obesity and other non-communicable diseases are there. But stress and anxiety are modifiable. Isn't it?
Previous findings suggest that stress and depression are the main causes of sustained increases in cortisol. Failure to lower cortisol makes blood glucose control and overall illness more difficult, which is why finding ways to reduce stress is so important for people with type 2 diabetes.
The association of cortisol with increased glucose was observed only in people with diabetes mellitus. However, it probably plays an important role in diabetes prevention.
That most people with type 2 diabetes are aware of the importance of regular exercise, a healthy diet, and adequate rest. But stress relief is an important and often overlooked component of diabetes therapy and prevention.
Regards, Sergey Viktorovich Pushkin
The answer is iii. Fact is: chronic stress and anxiety initiate more catecholamines secretion which are known as 'hormones of fight-or-flight' to the laymen. The also anabolic hormones cause diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and thereby hypertension.
Dear Sergey Viktorovich Pushkin thanks for your excellent contribution. You have rightly said that most people are aware of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet but they are unaware of stress relief as an important component of diabetes therapy and prevention.
Dear Md Rabiul Alam thanks for your valued response. I appreciate your viewpoints.
Dear Harasit Kumar Paul
The alleviation of stress and anxiety helps in easy control of blood sugar. The controlled blood sugar reduces the chance of developing diabetes. To my opinion, Choice (ii) is related to choice (i). Please see the links below:
https://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes-and-stress
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326193
Regards!
Stress and anxiety are the two major factors responsible for diabetes.
https://www.ndss.com.au/about-diabetes/resources/find-a-resource/diabetes-and-anxiety-fact-sheet/
Dear Arbind K. Choudhary thanks for the comment and the link you shared. Your efforts are highly appreciable.
Dear Sarvjeet Singh thanks for your comment. You have rightly said that stress and anxiety are the two major factors responsible for diabetes.
Psychological stress is not a direct cause of diabetes, but stress can cause fluctuations of blood sugar in people with diabetes. There is now evidence that points to abnormal stress responses as causing or contributing to various diseases or conditions. These include anxiety disorders, depression, and substance abuse.
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