Diabetes Reset and Wellness

Tracking Less Might Help Your Blood Sugar (Especially During the Holidays)

By: Alexandra Santamaria, PharmD, CDCES Published on: 12/16/2025

Watching blood sugar numbers too closely can sometimes increase stress — and raise glucose levels instead of lowering them. This post explains how tracking anxiety affects cortisol, why more data isn’t always better, and how focusing on one simple metric can help calm both your nervous system and your blood sugar during the holidays.