Berlin, August 2010 -.. People with depression are at increased risk of developing diabetes type 2 disease to diabetes mellitus, but also an existing diabetes increases the risk of developing depression coming two diseases together, potentiate the negative impact on life quality and life of those affected. diabetesDE and the German Diabetes Society (DDG) are calling for better mental health care of diabetics.
The increased risk of diabetes to suffer from depression and the negative impact of the presence of both diseases are well documented by studies. These add up not only to potentiate themselves: in comparison with diabetic patients without depression, depressed diabetics suffer eleven times more common among small complications of the blood vessels. The risk of injury to the large vessels that can lead to circulatory problems or heart attack is increased by 2.5-fold.
any chronic disease, the risk for depression or increase depression. The negative consequences of diabetes, however, particularly high: a successful treatment of diabetes requires the active cooperation of the patient. "Depression set in this case is a major barrier, since they hamper the motivation for treatment and the implementation of therapeutic interventions sustainable," says co-author Dr. Bernhard Kulzer, president of the Association of Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at the German Diabetes Society (DDG) and Managing Director of the Research Institute of the Diabetes Academy Bad Mergentheim (FIDAM), in a recent publication. This increases the risk of late complications of diabetes such as loss of sight, Foot amputation or dialysis. The fluctuations in blood sugar that occur with many diabetics burden the affected emotionally.
have to suffer the other hand, people with depression is an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This is due to the fact that depression increased the risk factors obesity and physical inactivity. In addition, the mental illness itself is an independent risk factor: Depressive disorders may be associated with a stress-related increase in cortisol levels in the blood. This hormone promotes the so-called insulin resistance, which means the body's own insulin is present leads, but not sufficient for incorporation of the sugar from the blood into body cells.
diabetesDE DDG and therefore demand that people with depression are examined primarily for type 2 diabetes. Affected with diabetes also need psychological support, especially occur at the beginning of the disease, and if the first time late complications. No waiver of any psychological treatment, not only worsened the quality of life and lifespan of diabetics. The lack of intervention makes the disease probably also more expensive. U.S. studies show that the higher costs for the treatment of depressive patients with diabetes by multiples higher than in diabetic patients without depression.
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German Diabetes Society
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