Entries tagged as Diabetes

Diabetes And Depression Are Associated With A Higher Risk For Major Complications

On March 4, 2010 / By Chris Fisher / In Depression, Diabetes / No Comments

People with type 2 diabetes and coexisting major depression are more likely to experience life-threatening diabetes-related complications, according to a recent NIMH-funded study published in the February 2010 issue of Diabetes Care. Research has shown that depression is commonly associated with diabetes. People who have both diabetes and depression tend to have more severe symptoms of both diseases, higher rates of work disability and use more medical services than those who only have diabetes alone. (reading the full story)

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Severe Complications Of Diabetes Higher In Depressed Patients

On February 28, 2010 / By Chris Fisher / In Depression, Diabetes / No Comments

Depression raises risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes, according to a prospective study of Group Health primary-care patients in western Washington. These complications include kidney failure or blindness, the result of small vessel damage, as well as major vessel problems leading to heart attack or stroke. The findings were published this week in Diabetes Care, a scientific journal of the American Diabetes Association. (read the full story)

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People With Type 2 Diabetes Have Impaired Self-Control

On February 15, 2010 / By Chris Fisher / In Diabetes / No Comments

Type-2 diabetes, an increasingly common complication of obesity, is associated with poor impulse control. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal BioPsychoSocial Medicine suggest that neurological changes result in this inability to resist temptation, which may in turn exacerbate diabetes. Check the end of this article for a link to download the freely available original study. (continue reading)

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Type 2 Diabetes: Weight Loss After Diagnosis Improves Long-Term Health Outcomes

On August 17, 2008 / By Chris Fisher / In Diabetes, Public Health / No Comments

Kaiser Permanente is a progressive not-for-profit health plan provider and one of the initial advocates of behavioral health integration into overall primary medical care.  Newly published research* suggests that people who lose weight immediately following Type 2 Diabetes, “insulin resistance,” diagnosis realize improved health outcomes, such as reaching blood pressure and blood sugar goals.  Another important finding is that these benefits are realized even if the initial weight later returns.  (more…)

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