Does crying significantly affect blood sugar levels? my friend's son has type 1 diabetes. she has been trying to keep her son from crying because she is afraid that it will cause his sugar levels to significantly rise or drop. because of this most of th

Stress/emotions : Stress/emotions etc. Can raise a person's blood sugar levels, however not high enough where they need to avoid these emotions! your friend needs to realize that her son will live with this disease for the rest of his life, and the more she makes him feel restricted, especially regarding human nature, the more likely he will rebel. This could ultimately lead to resenment regarding his disease and he could end much more worse off because of this. The bottom line, let him cry it out if that is what he's inclined to do!

See below: When the body experiences stress there is a natural tendency to increase the sugar levels in the blood to get ready to "fight or flight". This is a normal response. Stopping a child from getting angry or sad is virtually impossible, but the effects should be self limiting. Blood sugar levels naturally rise and fall during these occasions. Your friend can discuss further with endocrinologist.