Acute effects of laboratory stress on blood glucose in noninsulin-dependent diabetes

The acute effects of two psychological stressors (personally stressful imagery and threat of shock) on blood glucose (BG), heart rate, blood pressure, skin conductance, and subjective stress were studied in 22 noninsulin-dependent diabetic adults and nine healthy, nondiabetic subjects similar in age...

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Published in:Psychosomatic medicine 1993-11, Vol.55 (6), p.492-496
Main Authors: GOETSCH, V. L, VANDORSTEN, B, PBERT, L. A, ULLRICH, I. H, YEATER, R. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arousal - physiology
Behavioral psychophysiology
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Blood Pressure - physiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Galvanic Skin Response - physiology
Heart Rate - physiology
Hormones and behavior
Humans
Imagination - physiology
Male
Middle Aged
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social Environment
Stress, Psychological - blood
Stress, Psychological - complications
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Summary:The acute effects of two psychological stressors (personally stressful imagery and threat of shock) on blood glucose (BG), heart rate, blood pressure, skin conductance, and subjective stress were studied in 22 noninsulin-dependent diabetic adults and nine healthy, nondiabetic subjects similar in age, weight, education and sex. The diabetic group's BG rose significantly after threat of shock (M change from rest = 18.4 mg/dL, p < .05), although the nondiabetic group's BG remained stable throughout the assessment. Significant increases in subjective stress ratings (p < .05) and skin conductance level (p < .05) paralleled the noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitis (NIDDM) subjects' BG response to threat of shock. The findings suggest that some stressors can have hyperglycemic effects on individuals with NIDDM, although generalization of these findings to the natural environment remains to be demonstrated. The methodology used is contrasted with other studies that have failed to demonstrate stress effects on BG.
ISSN:0033-3174
1534-7796
DOI:10.1097/00006842-199311000-00004