April 24, 1986New England Journal of Medicine

Psychological Stress and Metabolic Control in Patients with Type I Diabetes Mellitus

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Why the study?

Does acute psychological stress disturb metabolic control in patients with Type I diabetes?

Population

n=27 subjects, matched for age, weight, sex, and socioeconomic status.

Design

Other

Follow-up

acute

Authors

FKF. W. KemmerUniversity of Geneva RBRolf BispingHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf HSHans J. SteingrüberHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Discussion

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Implication

Acute psychological stress may not disturb metabolic control in T1D; leaves open effects of chronic or severe stress.

Structured PICO

Does acute psychological stress disturb metabolic control in patients with Type I diabetes?

Population

n=27 subjects (9 healthy, 9 patients with Type I diabetes who had normoglycemia, and 9 diabetic patients with hyperglycemia), matched for age, weight, sex, and socioeconomic status.

Intervention

Two acute psychological stresses: mental arithmetic and public speaking.

Outcome

Changes in circulating levels of glucose, ketones, free fatty acids, glucagon, or growth hormone.surrogate

Sudden, short-lived psychological stimuli causing marked cardiovascular and catecholamine responses do not acutely disturb metabolic control in patients with Type I diabetes.

Cite This Study

Kemmer et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20cfdd67c00b242d13e78f https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198604243141704

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Psychological Stress and Metabolic Control in Patients with Type I Diabetes Mellitus

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Psychological Stress and Metabolic Control in Patients with Type I Diabetes Mellitus

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