Stress

Diabetes and stress appear to be linked in several important ways. Namely, stress can both contribute to and be a consequence of diabetes. For example, a person may feel that …

Type 2 diabetes has long been described, in clinics and in the popular imagination, as a disease of blood sugar. Yet a growing body of research argues that this framing …

Do you think, “I don’t have any stress”? In reality, not many people are aware of their own stress. This is because stress does not appear suddenly with a bang …

FINANCIAL stress may be associated with an increased risk of developing pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to findings from a large prospective cohort study involving more than 150,000 …

When you’re living with diabetes, self-care takes on a whole new meaning. After all, you’re tending to a part of yourself that needs (and deserves) a great deal of attention. …

A graphical representation of pancreatic islet cells attached to strings bobbing up and down like a marionette. Credit: Gloria Fuentes The cells in your pancreas, like people, can only handle …

Stress hyperglycemia is when a person without diabetes has high blood sugar levels of over 180mg/dl due to stress. Hormones and inflammation cause blood sugars to rise to similar levels …

When faced with danger, animals have to react fast. Heart rates climb, muscles tense, and the body prepares to fight or flee. At the same time, less urgent activities like …

Stress may be the reason people with obesity are more likely to get other metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study. Scientists at Rutgers University, …

Stress activation of MeA neurons to regulate glucose. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09420-1 A study discovered a circuit in the brain that connects stress with increased glucose and therefore may …