Diabetics with Depression: A Deleterious Combination

Depression along with diabetes forms a deadly combination. The behavioral and physiological interactions between depression and diabetes make them difficult to control. Moreover, depressive disorder leads to poor glycemic control, which can worsen diabetes.

Studies show that diabetic patients suffering from depression have significantly higher body mass indices than their non-depressed counterparts. Also, they face an increased risk of health complications, including cardiovascular diseases, strokes, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy and vascular diseases.

Diabetics with Depression Face Major Health Problems

A study conducted on primary health care patients in West Washington revealed that diabetics with depression face an increased risk of macro and microvascular disorders. The researchers tested the samples of 3,723 primary health volunteers and analyzed their medical data for the past 5 years.

They found that volunteers with type2 diabetes and depression were 36% more likely to develop microvascular complications, leading to kidney failure and blindness, as compared to those without depression. Moreover, a 25% heightened risk of macrovascular disorder was observed among diabetics with depression, which can lead to heart attacks resulting from blood clots.

A research conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, revealed that the combination of type2 diabetes and depression can increase the overall death risk due to cardiovascular diseases. The researchers analyzed the data of 78,282 women, aged 54 to 79 years, who participated in the Nurses' Health Study, from 2000 to 2006. The Nurses’ Health Study is an ongoing study since 1976, which has followed a large number of female nurses.

During the review period, 979 participants died of cardiovascular diseases and 4, 654 deaths occurred due to other causes. The researchers found that females with diabetes have a 67% higher risk of death from cardiovascular diseases. Further, participants with depression faced 37% increased death risk. Women suffering from both diabetes and depression faced a 2.72 relative risk of death from cardiovascular disorders.

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