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09-30-2006, 10:48 PM
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| | | Depression Diabetes link?
I heard the tail end of an NPR radio broadcast a few weeks ago that said there was a study done on the connection between diabetes and depression. Has anyone heard of this study or know about this? |
10-01-2006, 03:25 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth UK
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| | | i haven't, but i've read leaflets about depression and diabetes... only really affects people who let it get them down.
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10-01-2006, 07:31 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
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| | I didn't "let it" get me down. But I did suffer from diabetic depression. I actually went onto antidepressants for it. What helped the most was stabilizing my bg with help from my pump. Once the wild bg swings were severely reduced, I felt like a new person. No more meds, just insulin! |
10-01-2006, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Cyborg I didn't "let it" get me down. But I did suffer from diabetic depression. I actually went onto antidepressants for it. What helped the most was stabilizing my bg with help from my pump. Once the wild bg swings were severely reduced, I felt like a new person. No more meds, just insulin! | I agree. My moods have improved drastically since getting my numbers in control. I didn't want to take antidepressants and have now found that I don't need them. |
10-01-2006, 07:41 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth UK
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| | | i must admit sometimes my BG results can really get to me and annoy me... being delayed on meals makes me angry... but i haven't been depressed (yet?). I've had huge mood swings sinse diagnosis.
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Type 1 Since - 24/7/2006 HbA1c
13/10/2006 - 7.2% | 15/12/2006 - 6.0% | 29/06/2007 - 7.1% | 02/11/2007 - 7.8% | 29/02/2008 - 6.5% | 07/08/2008 - 6.8
Insulin - Levemir and NovoRapid | Meter - LifeScan OneTouch Ultra smart Pasta is a gift that just keeps giving... |
10-01-2006, 10:25 AM
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| | The brain is the largest consumer of glucose in the human body. Think what effect it could have when your bg goes up and down a couple hundred points several times a day.  |
10-01-2006, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Stuboy only really affects people who let it get them down. | Asking someone with depression to not let it get them down is a bit like asking a person with measles to stop breaking out in spots.
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10-01-2006, 01:55 PM
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| | | A girl I used to date would tell me that I would get "a little sharp" with her when I hadn't eaten on schedule. I hadn't really thought about how much glucose the brain really needs to function till then. |
10-01-2006, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by caryj A girl I used to date would tell me that I would get "a little sharp" with her when I hadn't eaten on schedule. | That's just the first stage hypoglycemic symptom. I get deadly, (but ineffective,) if you get between me and food when I am low. |
10-02-2006, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by seacomp That's just the first stage hypoglycemic symptom. I get deadly, (but ineffective,) if you get between me and food when I am low. | lola50
when I'm low I really am very aggressive and sometimes kick things and act like a monster. I really feel sorry for my mum who has to put up with my mood swings butshe is really great and understands that I am low and gets me something sweet to drink. I really hatebeing like that and everytime I say it won't happen again but its no use. |
10-02-2006, 09:28 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hogwarts, Hobbiton, the Galactic Milieu &Ks when I have to be here
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Mister Q
Asking someone with depression to not let it get them down is a bit like asking a person with measles to stop breaking out in spots.
| Exactly, depression is a major life-long issue for those of us who have diabetes.
google it Quote: Diabetes + depression
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10-02-2006, 06:01 PM
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| | It doesn't have to be a life-long issue.  |
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