The effect of stress on diabetes – Hossam Mowafy explains

Dr. Hossam Mowafy, professor of emergency care at Kasr Al-Aini Faculty of Medicine, explained that some diabetic patients suffer from high blood sugar, despite following a healthy lifestyle and taking medications. take

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Mowafi said during his program “My Lord, Increase my knowledge,” broadcast on the Sada El Balad channel, that high blood sugar levels in diabetics may have psychological dimensions.

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A professor of critical care medicine recommended that diabetics avoid stress as much as possible, because stress has a negative effect on their health condition, as it leads to high blood sugar.

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He emphasized that eating a lot of sugar is one of the wrong eating habits, but it does not cause diabetes as many believe, rather it only occurs if the person is at risk. to develop.

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