Depression Combined with Type 2 Diabetes Results in Poorer Glucose Control

Thursday November 20, 2008

A study from the Medical University of South Carolina, that appeared in the journal, General Hospital Psychiatry, shows that depression plays a part in how well people control their blood sugar.

11,525 veterans with type 2 diabetes were followed for nine years. Ninety-seven percent of the participants were men.

When A1c values were measured, they were higher in the depressed veterans than in the non-depressed veterans.

People with diabetes are at risk for depression. Many studies have shown a definite link between diabetes and depression. Diabetes can make people more susceptible to depression, but also there are studies that show that depression may lead to type 2 diabetes.

If you are depressed, it's important to see a health care provider and receive treatment for the depression.