What non-diet factors influence blood sugar in diabetes?

Stress, exercise, illness, and medications can influence blood sugar in diabetes. It is helpful to journal your daily activities that affect blood sugar, and your blood sugar records. Discuss with your health care providers your lifestyle to manage your diabetes.

What affects your blood sugar? Stress. Lucky none of us suffer from that, huh? Caffeine. If you are female, your period affects your blood sugar. If you are male, your lady’s period affects your blood sugar. The weather affects your blood sugar. If you’ve hurt yourself, pain affects your blood sugar.