#49 Managing Stress and Blood Sugar

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett discuss stress, cortisol, and the potential nightmare of managing your blood sugar through it all. 

 

Topics Discussed:

- What is the Dawn Phenomenon? 
- How does stress affect it?
- What stressors affect cortisol and the Dawn phenomenon?
- How does stress affect your blood sugar throughout the day?
- The adrenals are not the problem!
- How to reduce stress
- The importance of having plenty of data to successfully manage blood sugar through stress
- Steroid medicine and high blood sugar
- How does stress and blood sugar affect the brain
- How does stress and blood sugar affect your hormones
- How to reduce stress
- The importance of long-term stress management and good blood sugar control.

 

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