Is Psychological Stress a Factor for Incorporation Into Future Closed-Loop Systems?

Conclusions:
These preliminary findings suggest that naturally occurring daily stressors can be associated with increased glucose instability and hypoglycemia, as well as decreased food consumption. In addition, findings support the hypothesis that some individuals are more metabolically reactive to stress. More rigorous studies using CGM technology are needed to understand whether the impact of daily stress on BG is clinically meaningful and if it is a behavioral factor that should be considered in glucose control systems for some individuals.

Source: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology - May 2, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Gonder-Frederick, L. A., Grabman, J. H., Kovatchev, B., Brown, S. A., Patek, S., Basu, A., Pinsker, J. E., Kudva, Y. C., Wakeman, C. A., Dassau, E., Cobelli, C., Zisser, H. C., Doyle, F. J. Tags: Guest Editors: Katharine Barnard, Kimberly Driscoll, Michael Harris, and Jill Weissberg-Benchell Source Type: research