DOES STRESS AFFECT MY RISK OF GETTING DIABETES? QUESTION 15

15.Does stress affect my risk of getting diabetes?

The perception of stress differs greatly among individuals. What one person may perceive as stressful, another may not. For this reason, stress is quite hard to measure in real-life situations.

Artificial measures of accepted stress, such as electric shocks or deprivation of sleep, are very hard to apply to day-to-day life. However, people who report that they are more stressed, regardless of the actual nature of the stress itself, are more likely to suffer from diabetes.