Relationship between depression and Diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Background: depression in diabetes is common,. There is association between diabetes and comorbid depression in adults in both types of diabetes, depression association with hyperglycemia and increases of diabetes and release of depression association with improvement glucose control. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of diabetes on depression in as well as to evaluate the effect depression in etiology of diabetes. Patients and Methods: Fifty patients attended causality unit of Baquba Teaching Hospital were screened for diabetes then assessed by General Health Questionnaire for depression during the period from 1st of August till 1st November 2015, relationship was studied and another 50 patient complaining from depression and psychiatric disorders were evaluated by blood glucose test. Statistical analysis of the data were done using SPSS version 20. Results: This study identified the relationship between diabetes and depression, the depression was significantly associated (72%) with diabetic than control (14%) , and also blood glucose level was higher in psychiatric patients. Conclusion: The presence of diabetes increase the depression also presence of depression increase blood glucose level. Control of diabetes significantly improves depression.