By Annette R. Karnash, R.N., M.N.
Depression and a demanding insulin regime can affect a person with diabetes, ability to control diabetes. Duke University studied 1000 person’s with diabetes and found that those who were depressed, who administered 3 injections daily had a greater risk of poor control than those requiring less or no insulin and advised these individuals to pay attention to symptoms of depression.
Those individuals requiring more insulin have less residual pancreatic activity and more difficulty regulating glucose levels. Their metabolic control is more vulnerable to disruption by behavioral and neuro-endocrine factors and gets thrown further off balance by depression.
