You, and My Boss, Getting on My Last Nerve Caused My Diabetes
Science Daily reports that a Rice University study has found a link between acute and chronic emotional stress and diabetes, with roots in the brain’s ability to control anxiety. The study states that “individuals with low inhibition were more likely to have diabetes than those with high inhibition due to the pathway from high anxiety to IL-6.
IL-6 “is a protein the body produces to stimulate immune response and healing. It is a biomarker of acute and chronic stress that also has been associated with a greater likelihood of diabetes and high blood glucose. “
The study published in Psychoneuroendocrinology reports that “control lies with the brain’s executive functions, processes that handle attention, inhibition, working memory and cognitive flexibility and are also involved in reasoning, problem-solving and planning.”
