Are stress hormones more easily triggered when you have an autoimmune disease & do they stay longer?

I have diabetes (and also suffer from depression and a mild OCD)
I find that I am very easily stressed. I find it hard to relax. It feels as if the stress simply stays, even if I do things that I find relaxing. Also, I can be quite tense when doing these things when I am not in a tense mood- it nearly seems to be a physical thing. There's a lot of info on autoimmune diseases and stress, but mainly on how stress triggers inflammations. What I'd like to know is:
- what are the causes and effects of stress with diabetes (other than higher bloodsugar levels)
- do stress hormones stay longer in your body when you have an autoimmune disease, and
- can I do anything about stress (causes and effects) other than the obvious (sleep, rest, exercise, healthy food)?

Don't want to speculate but u might have diabetes, because of the stress. No they aren't more easily triggered when u have diabetes, and no they do not stay longer. They are triggered when your brain decides they need to, they get absorbed by the cells, and if your brain decides you need more it releases more. Its all your brain. Get massage, relax, meditate, and most of all FORGET about it. Clear your mind, don't over stress it. When u over stress your brain, it in return over stresses your body.

any stress causes the hormone cortisol, the flight or fight homone, thats mainly you cause of cancer. stay out of the rat race, and all that causes stress

Here is a link to one of my favorite hormone websites. Great information available here.