Can Long Term Affects of Adrenaline Cause Diabetes?
Monday, January 5th, 2009 at
10:36 pm
aptdwn26 asked:
I see a lot of veterans who have both Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and diabetes. I have heard from other counselors, that adrenaline caused by the startle reflex, nightmares, and other stressors due to PTSD can damage your liver and pancreas after years of repeated symptoms. This in turn causes diabetes. I like to base evidence with research, but I cannot find anything that supports this claim. Does anyone know of any evidence that would either support or refute this claim?
I see a lot of veterans who have both Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and diabetes. I have heard from other counselors, that adrenaline caused by the startle reflex, nightmares, and other stressors due to PTSD can damage your liver and pancreas after years of repeated symptoms. This in turn causes diabetes. I like to base evidence with research, but I cannot find anything that supports this claim. Does anyone know of any evidence that would either support or refute this claim?
Tagged with: Cause Diabetes • Liver • Traumatic Stress Disorder
Filed under: Diabetes
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From what I’ve been able to dig up, it works like this:
Stress produces adrenaline. Adrenaline increases the amount of cholesterol in the body. High cholesterol can lead to diabetes.
Whether or not that’s the actual chain of events, I can’t say. I’m not a doctor. But it might lead you in the right direction for additional research.
I think the big trigger is that adrenaline increases cholesterol. I didn’t know that, and I don’t think many people do. I’d start there.
Good luck