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| Combination of diabetes, depression ups death risk
Tue Jun 21, 2005 03:15 PM ET
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The combination of diabetes and depression
increases a person's risk of dying early, beyond that linked to either
condition alone, a new study suggests.
The implication, according to researchers, is that patients with
diabetes should be routinely screened for depression.
They found that among more than 10,000 U.S. adults in a national
health survey, those who had both diabetes and depression were more
likely than those with either disorder alone to die over the next 8
years. They were 2.5 times more likely to die during the study period
than were men and women without diabetes or depression.
The findings are published in the June issue of the journal Diabetes
Care.
Diabetes is well known to increase the risk of heart disease, stroke
and other ills, and a number of studies have linked depression to a
heightened risk of death from any cause. What has been unclear is
whether the combination of the two illnesses may be deadlier than
either alone.
The new findings suggest that this is the case, according to study
leader Dr. Leonard E. Egede, an assistant professor of medicine at the
Medical university of South Carolina in Charleston.
The reason is unclear, but Egede said it's possible that depression
makes it harder to manage diabetes -- which requires regular blood
sugar monitoring, sticking to a medication regimen, regular exercise
and a healthful diet.
Studies have shown that people with diabetes have a
higher-than-average rate of depression, which may, according to Egede,
be related to the stress of dealing with a chronic disease. But, he
told Reuters Health, the problem may often go unrecognized.
"We believe that all patients with diabetes should be screened for
depression at least once a year," Egede said. Depression screening,
which can be done with a short questionnaire, could be part of routine
diabetes care, according to the researcher -- similar to blood
pressure and cholesterol check-ups.
SOURCE: Diabetes Care, June 2005.
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| Steve O 2005-06-22, 10:50 pm |
| Yeah once you learn to live the the dramtically increased chances of going
blind, having CHD, kidney failure, nerve damage and emotional burnout that
comes from dealing with 24/7 illness that you can never take a holiday from
it's really quite a pleasant disease.  Oh well. Onwards and upwards as
they say.
--
Steve O
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful
than a life spent doing nothing.
-- George Bernard Shaw
"Jake" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:g7khb1tm8q92pfdcq775fpm4atqm628d1l@4ax.com...
" The combination of diabetes and depression
increases a person's risk of dying early, beyond that linked to either
condition alone, a new study suggests."
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| On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:58:31 -0400, "Steve O" <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote:
>Yeah once you learn to live the the dramtically increased chances of going
>blind, having CHD, kidney failure, nerve damage and emotional burnout that
>comes from dealing with 24/7 illness that you can never take a holiday from
>it's really quite a pleasant disease. Oh well. Onwards and upwards as
>they say.
yes..the wonder is that all people with diabetes are not depressed all
the time..
IMO it needs no fancy theories..be they biological..environmental..or
genetic to explain it..
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"The term clinical depression finds its way into too
many conversations these days. One has a sense that
a catastrophe has occurred in the psychic landscape."
Leonard Cohen (b. 1934), Canadian singer, poet,
novelist.
International Herald Tribune (Paris, Nov. 4, 1988).
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| Steve O 2005-06-23, 8:57 am |
| Many are. A psychiatrist once said to me that by the time diabetics have had
the disease for a number of years there are essentially two kinds of
diabetics - I'm speaking about Type 1 Early Onset in this instance. Firstly,
those that are somewhat obsessive compulsive and border on being control
freaks as they fight/struggle to maintain control of their health and the
inevitable encroaching complications of the disease and those that have have
given up the fight and have learned helplessness. It's the ol' fight or
flight syndrome. While at many times it is an enjoyable effort it is has
been, at times, a long and exhausting journey. Nonetheless, it is my
journey. So, I will enjoy the ride.
--
Steve O
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful
than a life spent doing nothing.
-- George Bernard Shaw
"Jake" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> yes..the wonder is that all people with diabetes are not depressed all
> the time..
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| Stephanie 2005-06-23, 11:52 am |
| Nonetheless, it is my
journey. So, I will enjoy the ride.
........................................................................
Chronic illness sucks, it can totally wear you down, no matter what the
disease. I admire your acceptance. It seems like when I get to a place
of acceptance I can find some peace and see joy. I don't get there
often. I know it takes effort. I admire you and your strength.
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| On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:55:30 -0400, "Steve O" <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote:
>Many are. A psychiatrist once said to me that by the time diabetics have had
>the disease for a number of years there are essentially two kinds of
>diabetics - I'm speaking about Type 1 Early Onset in this instance. Firstly,
>those that are somewhat obsessive compulsive and border on being control
>freaks as they fight/struggle to maintain control of their health and the
>inevitable encroaching complications of the disease and those that have have
>given up the fight and have learned helplessness. It's the ol' fight or
>flight syndrome. While at many times it is an enjoyable effort it is has
>been, at times, a long and exhausting journey. Nonetheless, it is my
>journey. So, I will enjoy the ride.
well...FWIMBW you seem to be doing real good holding your corner to
me..
:> )
--
The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively,
not by the false appearance things present and which
mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the
reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion,
by prejudice.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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