Severe complications of diabetes higher in depressed patients
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 20:29
in Health & Medicine
A prospective study of Group Health primary-care patients with diabetes in western Washington showed that depression raised the risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes during a five-year follow-up. These complications include kidney failure or blindness, the result of small vessel damage, as well as major vessel problems leading to heart attack or stroke.