The lowest 10 percent of reported incomes was averaged at $30,450 while the top 10 percent of earners took home an estimated $61,300. The state with the highest average salary is California with an annual mean salary of $57,790. There are many factors that can influence a surgical technologists salary. As with any career, training, experience and location are the three main factors that will determine what your salary will be.
Controlling Your Blood Sugar in Hot Weather. Having diabetes affects your bodyâs ability to handle hot, humid weather, and steamy temperatures can degrade diabetes supplies. But all of this is manageable. You can enjoy the summer and keep your blood sugar under control.
Hormonal fluctuations brought on by illness, injury, surgery, emotional stress, puberty, menses and menopause can also affect blood glucose. Physical or emotional stress triggers the release of hormones called catecholamines, which often cause hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). Even if you don't have diabetes, you can develop hyperglycemia during severe illness. If you already have diabetes, you may need more insulin or other diabetes medications during illness or stress. For children, insulin requirements increase with growth, particularly during puberty. This can, in part, be attributed to growth hormone as well as the sex hormones, estrogen and testosterone.