Can blood sugar levels (either high or low) have a drastic effect on moods and emotions? For instance; can a low or high blood sugar level cause massive mood swings in a person (i.e. extreme anger, rage, anxiety, episodes of depression or extreme sadness)?
2006-11-14 11:06:37 · 14 answers · asked by leucetios.salem 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Your brain runs on glucose, and for this reason, your blood sugar levels are directly tied to your mental functioning. If you blood sugar is too high, that means that you lack the insulin needed to get it into the cells, the cells are starving even though they are surrounded by food. You tend to get lethargic, lose concentration and mental agility. Eventually you go into a diabetic ketoacidotic coma and die.
The opposite is also true. If you have insufficient blood sugar, and you have enough insulin, you still get dopey, but a whole lot faster, and it's a whole lot more dangerous. A hypoglycemic coma can come on in a few minutes and kill you just as quick.
However, sugar is generally not tied to mood, or emotion. If someone has extreme mood swings, it's probably due more to neurotransmitters like dopamine and seretonin. What you are describing is called bipolar disorder or manic-depressive disorder, or could also be mood disorder.
2006-11-14 11:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by phantomlimb7 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-17 11:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-18 05:38:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can. Heres an example I know of someone who was misdiagnosed with a mental disorder . Once the diabetes was discovered and under control the symptoms stopped and it was reversed as a diagnoses.
I also know of a child who was hyper at times to the point they were just bratty and the reason behind this was when their sugar was elevated beyond normal to really serious. This was a symptom.
One can get very cranky or very moody or very anxious or very depressed when their Levals are off.
2006-11-14 12:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by ~♥ L ♥~ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,
Symptoms of high blood-sugar
* Feeling thirsty or excessively hungry
* Feeling tired
* Low concentration
* Blurred vision
* Unexplained weight loss
* Frequent need to urinate
* Slow healing of cuts
* Tingling in hands or feet (neuropathy)
* Nausea and vomiting
Common symptoms of low blood sugar include the following:
* Trembling
* Clamminess
* Palpitations
* Anxiety
* Sweating
* Hunger
Because the brain is deprived of glucose, a second set of symptoms follows:
* Difficulty in thinking
* Confusion
* Headache
* Seizures
* Coma
* Ultimately, death
2006-11-14 11:18:36 · answer #5 · answered by sherry 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As someone who lived with a Type II diabetic, believe me, diabetes and glucose levels absolutely affect your moods. Irritable, grouchy, depressed, lack of ambition, lack of motivation, lack of energy, terrible, terrible road rage, angry most of the time - all of these things are inextricably tied to Type II Diabetes. Most of the symptoms exist due to low blood sugars.
I did a great deal of research on Type II Diabetes and after 20 some years of suffering with this disease (both my husband suffered and I suffered because of his moods) we found the answer. We now run education, motivation and accountability seminars that actually help Type II Diabetics conquer this disease.
Learn all you can about counting carbohydrates. This will change your life and the lives of everyone around you.
One thing you must remember - you are in control of this disease! That's the good news - the bad news is, you are in control of this disease. It is up to you - you are NOT a victim but you can be a willing participant and let it over take you.
God Bless you!
2006-11-14 13:06:13 · answer #6 · answered by LABL 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! I am a diabetic and wen ma blood sugar levels are low i get really moody and upset and wen ma blood sugar levels are high i tend to switch on ppl! mood swings and blood sugar levels go hand in hand - it all depends on the person how you react.
2006-11-14 11:21:41 · answer #7 · answered by minitotz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely...diabetes runs in my family....my grandmother and mother could always tell when their blood sugar levels were out of whack by their moods/emotions. I've noticed this in myself, and watch closely to see how I'm reacting to the little every day things. That's when I more closely monitor my blood sugar.
2006-11-14 11:33:55 · answer #8 · answered by okieauntie2000 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
absolutely. anything can effect blood sugar levels. causing confusion, depression, anger, over excitement, problems in work or school etc......
its hard at first to control. but by experience and writing down the levels to see pattering of HI's and LOW's it becomes second nature.
2006-11-18 04:24:13 · answer #9 · answered by special 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
2006-11-14 11:14:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋