Doctors and patients often underestimate the importance of screening for mental health problems. Unfortunately, people suffering from physical illnesses are often more susceptible to depression and other mental conditions, and the consequences can be life threatening. Today, we’ll briefly cover the problem of diabetics suffering from depression, and the risk of developing diabetes among the depressed.
The Mental Health of Diabetics
Depression is more common among diabetics than the general population. Many studies suggest that diabetes puts you at a greater risk of developing depression.
There’s clearly a harmful link between the two conditions — and a very lethal one at that. In one recent study, elderly diabetics suffering from depression were found to be nearly 40% more likely to die within a one year period than elderly diabetics who were not depressed. In different study published in Diabetes Care journal, the picture was even grimmer, and it wasn’t confined to the health of the elderly, either. If you’re depressed and diabetic, you’re health is much more vulnerable than it would be otherwise.
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