# What the heck!

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-the-heck/1852>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Tags:** hyperglycemia\
**Created:** [September 5, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-the-heck/1852 "2017-09-05T23:37:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-the-heck/1852/11 "2017-09-06T00:04:50Z")

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> [@TravelingOn](#):
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> I think I read all five threads I found on FUD about the altitude component. But linking them here would be nice,

I just put this one together real quick. We should combine stuff at some point! Sorry to be unorganized.

> [@Changes to BG at altitude](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changes-to-bg-at-altitude/1854):
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> Sorry, a very quick post, scrabbled together from some other times I posted on the subject. When your body adjusts to higher altitudes, it has to cope with the lower oxygen levels that are at higher altitudes. This can cause the body to release the stress hormone cortisol, which helps your body cope with the lower oxygen levels. Stress hormones can cause a rise in blood sugar levels. Cortisol increases blood sugar through gluconeogenesis. The opposite effect is that at higher altitudes our…

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