While you can directly control your diet and exercise routines, there are certain parts of your life that can't be controlled or planned for. Traffic jams, meetings with clients, and other anxiety-producing events can flood your body with stress. A surge of unhelpful stress hormones can hit you at various points throughout the day. Preparing for those occassions and taking steps to lessen their negative impact on your body is another key component in your battle against type 2 diabetes.