In type 2 diabetes, you have too much sugar, also called glucose, in your blood. The impact of stress is one of the more overlooked factors that can increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, says endocrinologist Mary Vouyiouklis Kellis, MD. As a result, over time, stress can increase a person’s risk to develop type 2 diabetes. Dr. Kellis reminds her patients that keeping an eye on lifestyle habits and being aware of your personal risk factors can help lessen the likelihood of developing type 2 diabete
Key Takeaways:
- you have too much sugar, also called glucose, in your blood. People with diabetes have problems converting food to energy.
- food is broken down into glucose, which is carried by your blood to cells throughout your body. Cells absorb glucose from your blood with the help of the hormone insulin and use it for energy.
- a condition linked to excess weight in which your body’s cells do not use insulin properly. As a result, your body needs more insulin to help glucose enter cells.
“More than 400 million adults have diabetes worldwide and diabetes is responsible for about 5 million deaths each year.”
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2016/11/stress-lack-sleep-can-increase-risk-developing-diabetes/
