Julie replied to the discussion Diabetes, Stress, Career, Pregnancy...

I'd love to hear from others who have experienced the effects of stress on their diabetes. Although not addressed by most doctors, I've realized that there is a strong correlation between my level of stress and my blood sugars/A1Cs. I'd love to know some tips that have helped others achieve good blood sugars while being under stress or thinking towards pregnancy. The eye opening experience for me was when I started my first year of teaching after finishing a masters degree and was teaching at a school that was very experiential and teachers were expected to recreate the wheel each time, creating their own curriculum and going over the top. Needless to say, I wasn't well supported and was very stressed out. In a matter of a few months my A1C jumped over 4% and I was a disaster. I took a medical leave of absence from my job and... [read full story]