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Writing this journal, I feel I prematurely posted it. The goal was to get others talking about the writing process and how they approach it, but the emphasis became my work, which is a no-no! So with that in mind, here are some questions to take into consideration (and a silly one, because why not).
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So, when I first heard that diabetes and depression were related, my first reaction was like, "wha--???"
But, yes! It's true!
People living with diabetes are more likely to get depressed than people without diabetes.
Why?
There are a lot of reasons. For one thing, the disease itself is difficult to deal with, and, for some people, the fact that they have something that they will have to take care of for the rest of their lives can be overwhelming.
But, it goes beyond that. There are many biological pathways that connect diabetes and depression. We'll talk about some of them in a moment.
Even when you take that increased appetite and lack of energy into account, it can be hard to lose the weight during depression anyways. I guess metabolism slows down or something.
*shrugs* There's probably a stress factour too. The body hates any and all forms of stress, including mental illnesses. Increased stress increases risk of developing other disorders. Go figure. Disorders (and diseases) cause increased stress, and increased stress causes disorders (when you is predisposed to them, I guess) or worsens them. You just can't win!!
I'm not sure so if depression has any relation to inflammation as a cause of it though. Diabetes type 2 sounds iffy too. What if it's the other way around? Both disorders can delay or slow down healing and recovery from other illnesses and injuries... in part due to the stress. (That's because the body is preoccupied with another problem.) One of the way the body responds to both illnesses and injuries is by inflammation. Delayed healing means the inflammation lasts longer.
This is just my opinion on the matter for what it's worth. The relationship is just in round-about way, I guess. I never heard of it being directly causing diabetes type 2. Maybe doctors just like hiding that from us. We already assume the worst of everything as it is.
Whatever. It's an interesting finding all the same. Hopefully doctors will now find a way to avoid having the depression lead to type 2 diabetes.
Having social support helps prevent the development and lessens the severity of mental illnesses. Because you have friends and family who care. It can also lessen their impact in general and make it easier to recover. I would think that would be how social support reduces the risk for type 2 diabetes if it's a complication of depression. Again just my opinion, based on what researchers have observed between social support and mental illnesses.
Your dissertation will be very interesting. Good luck with it.
I'm lucky that I haven't developed type 2 diabetes when I relapsed with depression. I've gone up to 180 pounds.
One more thing: depression is a chronic illness all by itself for many people. Having one episode of depression can increase your risk for future episodes, and that risk goes up with each episode you have. Add to the fact that some people are predisposed to developing it, and you have a genuine chronic illness on your hands that needs to be managed. So the people with that type of depression already have a chronic illness. The good news is that depression responds very well to treatment and can be managed to the point of total remission. That remission can last for years.
Thanks for posting.. This disease is the long silent killer. More people should learn about it because if you either don't manage your sugars or if you are like my husband who virtually cannot, it will killer you faster by causing more disease than you can handle.