Researchers claim that people with Type 2 diabetes that also suffer from major depression have a greater risk of stroke, kidney failure and blindness, according to recent article from docguide.com. The findings were first published in the journal Diabetes Care.
Researchers followed 3,723 people with Type 2 diabetes between 2005 and 2007. What they found was that those with major depression had a 36% higher risk of end-stage kidney disease and blindness and a 25% higher risk of complications such as stroke when compared to those diabetics not suffering from diabetes. Researchers claim that the elevated risk associated with major depression remained even when they adjusted their findings to incorporate the patients’ self-care activities and severity of diabetes.
Patients suffering from diabetes and major depression had some common characteristics. They tend to be slightly younger, have more medical conditions and were generally heavier. They were more likely to be women, smokers and also tended to be taking insulin to help manage their blood sugar. Â
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