In 1841 and 1842, the first two years of the Trail's use by emigrant parties, the overland route ended at Fort Walla Walla, at the mouth of the Walla Walla River. From there, emigrants rafted their wagons down the Columbia River to the Willamette River Valley.
I have been an insulin dependent diabetic for 20 years. I had my first ever cortison injection for a worn out knee. For 5 days after the injection my blood sugar levels ran between 450 and 600. No matter how much fast acting insulin I took, it would not go down.
Stress can affect your blood sugar. Excess stress causes your body to release a hormone called cortisol, which can raise your blood sugar. Cortisol and Stress: How to Stay Healthy: Cortisol is the stress hormone, and it has effects on blood sugar and how our bodies use nutrients.