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Depression in Young Adults Tied to Risk of Becoming Diabetic

Posted: Friday, May 20, 2005

Young adults with a history of depression have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and having worse outcomes.

History of Depression Increases Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Young Adults

Posted: Thursday, May 05, 2005

Depression appears to increase the risk of developing diabetes by 23% in younger adults

Depression Increases Mortality Risk in Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

The results of a new study confirm that individuals with diabetes are prone to depression and show that over a 10-year period depressive symptoms significantly increase the risk of death among persons with diabetes but not among persons without diabetes

Exercise, Stress Management Boost Heart Health and Depression

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Patients in the exercise and stress-management groups had lower average depression scores and reduced distress scores compared with the patients who received only usual care, the researchers report. The exercise and stress-management patients also had more favorable improvements in certain cardiovascular risk factors.

Depression Increases Insulin Resistance, Diabetes in Middle-Aged Women

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Results of a new study provide more evidence that depression influences glucose metabolism and risk of diabetes. The incidence of diabetes was highest in African-American women in the 3 years of follow-up and was more than twice that of white women.

Serious Psychological Distress More Common in Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

The prevalence of serious psychological distress was 10.4% among people with diabetes.

Adults with diabetes are considerable more likely to experience depression, anxiety and other disorders that cause (SPD) than those without diabetes.

Shedding Light on Seasonal Depression

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

It usually starts off with feelings of fatigue, difficulty getting up in the morning, a big afternoon slump, and then a taste for carbohydrate-rich foods. Coupled with that fatigue and the carbohydrate-rich food that's a formula for weight gain

Depression Derails Diabetics' Self-care

Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2004

People with diabetes who are depressed are less likely to watch what they eat, to exercise, and to take their medications.
Lin concluded that people with poor diabetes control might be helped "by screening for major depression and treating it effectively, including systematic follow-up."

FDA Approves Antidepressant Cymbalta (Duloxetine) to Treat Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Cymbalta, a balanced and potent serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for pain caused by diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This approval came after a six-month priority review.

Depressive Symptoms Predict Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2004

"Depressed individuals are less likely to be compliant with dietary and weight loss recommendations and are more likely to be physically inactive and nonadherent with medications."The researchers observed a positive association at baseline between depressive symptoms and body mass index, fasting insulin, systolic blood pressure, caloric intake, physical inactivity, and current smoking.