As a soloist, she dances lead roles such as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, which she performed this season at Christmastime. Zippora loves ballet, but the demanding schedule of professional dancing has meant devoting her life to her career. I diabetes when she was 21. She had just experienced the worst week ever. One of her dearest friends had been killed in a car accident, and she had the stomach flu and missed a week of rehearsals, meaning that she might not be able to perform as Sugar Plum Fairy for a special performance for kids.
Stress can really affect a person with diabetes.
My blood sugar was stable while I was traveling, but I wasn't sleeping because of everything going on. When I was able to sleep again, that meant a growth hormone was able to kick in and that raised my blood sugar. Then I got sick, probably because of the stress, so my activity was limited and I wasn't able to burn calories and deal with my higher sugars in the morning. I was totally thrown off. I just monitor my blood sugar a lot, and when it's high I take extra insulin and don't get mad at myself.