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Diabetes and Stress

Sometimes just the stress of diabetes management alone is enough to warrant a mental health day!  Stress levels have a big impact on our health, and people with diabetes need to find ways to relax without easing up on their diabetes care.  Check out these insightful resources on dealing with diabetes and stress!

Relieving Stress
If you feel stressed about diabetes, you have lots of company.  Columnists Richard Rubin writes about dealing with diabetes and stress.

Diabetes and Stress!
Are you stressed out? Take the dLife Stress Screening Quiz, then find out how you can relax, revive, and remain in control of your diabetes.

Does Stress Make You Fat?
Stress...fat...an endless cycle? It may be a classic catch-22, but how do we put the kibosh on the whole thing?

Meditations on the Pound Cake Lady
dLife columnist Walt Raleigh writes about managing diabetes and how to avoid piling on stress and extra calories.

Stress Spin Cycle
dLife editor Kerri Sparling talks about the “spin cycle” of stress and how she identifies, and deals with, her stressors.

Avoiding Responsibility Overload
Dr. Melissa Conrad Stoppler talks about avoiding responsibility overload and learning to “just say no” to stress.

Burned Out
Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N offers up advice on reducing your stress levels.

A Still Spot in the Noise
Columnist Christel Marchand Aprigliano knows first-hand how stress can affect diabetes management – and she’s resolving to find ways to deal!

When Life Sends You A Message
When you are overscheduled and overstressed, your health will suffer.  Janis Roszler talks about ways to deal with diabetes and stress.