Diabetes mellitus type 2 (formerly called diabetes mellitus type II, non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM), obesity related diabetes, or adult-onset diabetes) is a metabolic disor...
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And doctors need to be aware of the connection, study says TUESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- The relationship between diabetes and depression apparently cuts both ways: Not only are people with treated type 2 diabetes at a heightened risk for developing depression, individuals with depression are also at risk for developing diabetes. The research revelation suggests that both doctors and patients need to be more aware of the dual risks. "Doctors should have their sensitivity increased toward picking up on the potential for more of their diabetes patients and more of their depression patients having susceptibility to the other disorder," said Dr. Stuart Weiss, assistant clinical professor of medicine at New York University School of Medicine. Type 2 diabetes and clinical depression tend to go hand in hand, the study authors said, although the question has been, which comes first? "There have been studies that show people with diabetes are twice as likely to have symptoms of depression as those who don't, and it could either be because depression itself leads to the development of type 2 diabetes or it could be that having diabetes leads to the development of depression," said study lead author Dr. Sherita Hill Golden, an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "There are several studies showing that depression and depressive symptoms lead to the development of type 2 diabetes, but only a couple of studies showing that diabetes itself leads to depression. We wanted to look to see whether or not we could tease out the chicken-and-egg situation," she said. Previous studies have also found that treating depression can help extend the lives of people with diabetes. The authors of the new study performed two analyses, both using information from participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis trial. '/>"/> Copyright©2008 ScoutNews,LLC. All rights reserved Posted on 07/12/08, 02:07 am |
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It's not just a risk factor -- it's a differential-diagnosis issue. High blood sugar looks like depression at first glance -- zero energy, hypersomnia, crabby attitude, appetite and weight changes. Until you actually test the blood you don't know what gives. 
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i was just seen for this yesterday and my doctor put me on meds to help with the depression. i am hopeing that they work.
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I was not depressed. Then I ignored my type2 symptoms and lo and behold I became depressed, especially from the fatigue!
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I think my first indications of diabetes were when I would have panic attacks. Later when I was a full blown diabetic and felt that aniexty that would set off an attack I check my sugar and it is always very low. Getting sugar up is a easy fix. and of course all the high blood sugar syptoms sure look like depression. Seems to be a chicken or egg problem. take care.
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I have suffered from depression since adolescence, but dx in my 20's. I have also struggled with my weight all my life (except high school years) and was just recently dx with type 2 diabetes. And I agree with you. I think at least in my case (as maybe with most) when you are depressed you don't tend to have energy, or care about yourself as you would if you were stable with emotions, so with me I didn't care and ate what ever I so pleased and never had the energy to exercise,(let alone want to even get out of bed some days) nor wanted to, because I didn't care if I was fat and unattractive. So I think yes it totally goes hand in hand. Now that I am stable with emotions and on meds for depression (which tends to cause weight gain, and contribute to the diabetes factor) and I gained about 80 lbs I now have diabetes and have to get a handle on that as well.
But I honestly feel that anyone suffering from these struggles, I think the depression needs to be addressed first and foremost. I think that if an individual can get their depression under control and they start feeling good about themselves again, most things seem to fall into place. They start exercising, maybe lose some weight, since they lose some weight, they start watching what they eat and so one and so forth. With having diabetes first that leads to depression, I can't say much. But I would understand how it could, since it's a situation that is dealing with a persons health, but I wouldn't think it would be a debilitating depression, only temp. (if it lasted for a substantial amount of time, maybe that individual was predispositioned to get depression, since most of it is hereditary) Sorry it's long but there is my 2 cents.
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