Tracking Less Might Help Your Blood Sugar (Especially During the Holidays)
If you’re checking your blood sugar more often during the holidays, you may have noticed something confusing:
The more closely you watch the numbers, the worse you feel.
Sometimes, the numbers even go up.
That doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.
It means your body is responding to stress, not failure.
Why Tracking Can Backfire
Blood sugar management is not just about food.
It’s also about your nervous system.
When tracking becomes stressful, your body releases cortisol— a hormone designed to help you handle danger. Cortisol tells your liver to release glucose into the bloodstream so you have energy to act.
That means:
Blood sugar can rise without food
Anxiety can create higher readings
Constant monitoring can increase pressure and frustration
More data does not always mean better control.
The Holiday Problem
During the holidays:
Routines change
Sleep is disrupted
Meals are less predictable
Family emotions run high
Adding more tracking on top of this can overwhelm your system.
Your body doesn’t thrive under pressure — it thrives under safety and consistency.
A Simpler Approach That Often Works Better
Instead of tracking everything, try focusing on one number only.
Choose ONE for the week:
Ignore the rest.
This reduces mental load, lowers stress hormones, and often leads to steadier readings.
Try This This Week
Observe patterns, not perfection
Write down ONE insight per day
Let go of the rest
Curiosity calms the nervous system.
Pressure does not.
A Gentle Reminder
You are not failing because your numbers fluctuate during the holidays.
You are human.
Blood sugar responds to:
Stress
Sleep
Emotions
Routine
—not just food.
Sometimes the most supportive thing you can do is simplify.
If you want help interpreting patterns without stress, this is exactly what we do inside the Blood Sugar Reset Membership— steady support, calm guidance, and real-life tools that fit the season.
