Stress is a threat to health in many ways.
According to investigators at the University of Gieben and other research centers in Germany, it could be linked with the development of Type 2 diabetes.
Their study, published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research in April 2013, included 2970 participants from 32 to 81 years of age...
From this information it was concluded chronic stress could possibly lead to Type 2 diabetes.
Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder following a traumatic event that involved threat of injury or death.
Victims of crimes such as domestic violence or of natural disasters, can develop the condition.
Patients can remember past trauma and feel the same anxiety as they felt during the event.
Fear can be triggered by similar noises or situations.
One woman who feared her husband grabbing her from behind became anxious when other people approached and spoke to her from behind.
During stress, the hormone cortisol raises your blood sugar levels to give your body the quick energy needed to fight an enemy or run away.
Stress reactions are good when they are needed for, say, dodging a car that suddenly comes around the corner, but raising blood sugar levels could have something to do with the above association between post-traumatic stress disorder and Type 2 diabetes.
Various kinds of therapy are available for treating PTSD...
1.
Cognitive therapy.
Discussing the event with a therapist can help make the event recede into the background.
Discussing guilt feelings that go along with an event can help a patient understand he or she is not at fault.
That can be the first step toward letting go and moving on.
2.
Medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of antidepressant, can help in some cases.
They work by facilitating normal communication between brain cells.
3.
Relaxation techniques such as breathing exercises can help to calm anxious patients.
Sometimes the exercises are used while the patient thinks about the past trauma.
4.
Eye movement therapy is being studied as a treatment for PTSD.
The patient is instructed to follow a movement such as a moving hand with his or her eyes while thinking of the traumatic event.
5.
Group therapy, drama therapy, and family therapy can also be used with the help of other patients or family members.
Individuals with the same or similar problems can give each other support.
Family members can learn to deal with PTSD episodes in a therapeutic manner.
According to investigators at the University of Gieben and other research centers in Germany, it could be linked with the development of Type 2 diabetes.
Their study, published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research in April 2013, included 2970 participants from 32 to 81 years of age...
- 50 individuals suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
- 333 were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and
- 498 had pre-diabetes.
From this information it was concluded chronic stress could possibly lead to Type 2 diabetes.
Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder following a traumatic event that involved threat of injury or death.
Victims of crimes such as domestic violence or of natural disasters, can develop the condition.
Patients can remember past trauma and feel the same anxiety as they felt during the event.
Fear can be triggered by similar noises or situations.
One woman who feared her husband grabbing her from behind became anxious when other people approached and spoke to her from behind.
During stress, the hormone cortisol raises your blood sugar levels to give your body the quick energy needed to fight an enemy or run away.
Stress reactions are good when they are needed for, say, dodging a car that suddenly comes around the corner, but raising blood sugar levels could have something to do with the above association between post-traumatic stress disorder and Type 2 diabetes.
Various kinds of therapy are available for treating PTSD...
1.
Cognitive therapy.
Discussing the event with a therapist can help make the event recede into the background.
Discussing guilt feelings that go along with an event can help a patient understand he or she is not at fault.
That can be the first step toward letting go and moving on.
2.
Medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of antidepressant, can help in some cases.
They work by facilitating normal communication between brain cells.
3.
Relaxation techniques such as breathing exercises can help to calm anxious patients.
Sometimes the exercises are used while the patient thinks about the past trauma.
4.
Eye movement therapy is being studied as a treatment for PTSD.
The patient is instructed to follow a movement such as a moving hand with his or her eyes while thinking of the traumatic event.
5.
Group therapy, drama therapy, and family therapy can also be used with the help of other patients or family members.
Individuals with the same or similar problems can give each other support.
Family members can learn to deal with PTSD episodes in a therapeutic manner.