Here are some specialists who treat autoimmune diseases: 1  Nephrologist. 2  A doctor who treats kidney problems, such as inflamed kidneys caused by lupus. 3  Kidneys are organs that clean the blood and produce urine. 4  Rheumatologist. 5  A doctor who treats arthritis and other rheumatic diseases, such as scleroderma and lupus.
Stress may also indirectly increase your blood sugar levels by causing you to abandon your good habits. When stressed, you may not eat well or exercise regularly, or you may drink more alcohol. These habits can cause your blood sugar levels to rise.
Salt/Sodium Studies have also shown that when stress causes hypertension (high blood pressure) because of the examples above, your body may have trouble excreting sodium. Thus high blood pressure may be somewhat self-sustaining as a result of anxiety, because sodium also causes an increase in blood pressure.