Anxiety and blood sugar levels-any info on the connection?

I noticed your post and thought I would post a reply. Here is a link to an article that addresses how stress may affect blood sugar: www.prevention.com/mind-body/emotional-health/how-stress-impacts-high-blood-sugar-levels

First of all, even in non-diabetics, stress, fear and illness can cause high blood sugar temporarily, but when those causes are taken care of, the person's blood sugar will return to normal. If a person is diabetic or cannot metabolize carbohydrates normally, then that person's blood sugar may stay elevated. Elevated blood sugar may have different effects on people. Normally, when our blood sugar responds to stress, fear and illness by rising, it's to give us the energy to deal with the fear or illness and that's a good thing but when our bodies misfire and can't get it back to normal, that's when we have to take steps to control our blood sugar.

I hope you're doing better. If you have any questions about this or food, come on over to the Diabetes forum and ask away!

I had my last test in Nov. of last year. Fasting count 114. I've been hovering with those type of numbers for years. I did have an A1c done too and it was 6.1--doctor wrote 'borderline diabetic' on the report and it scared me.

I've been to a dietitian in the last year. I wouldn't say it helped me that much. I know what to eat but I find it hard to give up carbs. I do cook real food, don't use sugar, don't drink soda, etc. I just probably need to go vegan and live on vegetables.