title: The effects of stress, mood, and coping on blood glucose in NIDDM: a prospective pilot evaluation.
abstract: Eight subjects (Ss) with non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM) monitored their stress, blood glucose (BG), food intake, activity (via pedometer), mood, and coping responses for 8 days. They alternated 2 daily, self-selected ADA food-exchange diets to control for the effects of stress on adherence to diet. BG was significantly higher on high-stress compared to low-stress days. This effect was at least partially mediated by the effect of stress on activity; Ss were significantly less active on high-stress days. Further analyses suggested idiosyncratic relationships between mood and BG, and some evidence was found to suggest a relation between stress, coping, and BG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Goetsch
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Pope
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose