Take diabetes depression seriously

Be sure to take depression in diabetes seriously

Numerous studies have found that people with diabetes have an increased risk of developing depression. Depression can put diabetes type II therapy at risk, like the club „diabetesDE“ in the course of the "World Day of Mental Health" announced.

Those who feel depressed mood or signs of ongoing sadness should not be afraid to consult a doctor or therapist. Otherwise, the blood glucose levels could deteriorate significantly, without there being a comprehensible explanation for it.

In case of depression, the treatment should be adjusted to the diabetes disease. Because some medicines for depression, for example, lead to an increase in weight and a lipid metabolism disorders. The diabetes therapy could be negatively influenced by the drugs. Here, doctor and patient should jointly determine which therapies are suitable.

In depression, the cortisol level in the blood also increases due to stress. Increasing the hormone value promotes insulin resistance, which is what cortisol is responsible for. Sugar can then no longer be stored in the body cells from the blood to a sufficient extent. In addition, depressive people suffer from lack of exercise, which in turn significantly favors the metabolic disease.

But how do sufferers recognize depression??
In depression, sufferers complain of chronic fatigue and fatigue, sleep problems, inner emptiness, difficulty concentrating, feelings of guilt, feelings of inferiority and continuous sadness. These symptoms can be very individual from person to person. (sb, 08.10.2010)

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