Depression tied to risk of becoming diabetic

Young adults with a history of depression have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a Canadian team.

“Our results are very important because the typical onset of depression occurs between 20 and 30 years of age,” Dr. Jeffrey A. Johnson told Reuters Health. “These are the people who are at highest risk of developing depression and, based on our study results, they seem to have the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes.”

Diabetes and depression often co-exist, and “depression is associated with worse outcomes in people with diabetes,” Dr. Johnson and colleagues from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, write in the journal Diabetes Care.

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