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Thread: Diabetes and Depression

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03-16-2007, 11:36 PM

sweetblood sweetblood is offline

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depression and hi bg

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Originally Posted by Cyborg

There is, in fact, a link between diabetes and depression... The glycosylation of proteins in the brain can affect the receptors that are responsible for the update of serotinin. There is actually a lot of information available regarding this as it is a highly studied effect. Alzheimer's and other mental ailments may actually be caused in part due to this type of condition.

so...can it be only when bg is out of whack...thats what i notice w me...especially when im hi