A relationship between diabetes and mental health study shows: the occurrence of diabetes in patients with depression more common situation. Researchers through the 68 cases (age 39 ~ 72-year-old) non-dependent diabetes mellitus patients, the use of "self-rating depression table" depression index measured observational study found that: there were 46 patients showed varying degrees of depression in the total 66.2% of cases, which is a moderate and severe depression were 15 people, accounting for 1 / 3.
Diabetes with major depression as follows: (1) depression, or 100%, and morning light of the characteristics of re-Xi; (2) slow thinking, that is, lower memory, slower reactions, such as the brain, accounting for 86%; (3) activities to reduce unwilling to participate in social activities, often individuals alone, accounting for 85%; (4) with anxiety, 82%; (5) sleep disturbance,early awake its typical performance, accounting for 80%; (6) loss of libido, 66 %; (7) are fatigue, palpitations, chest tightness, gastrointestinal discomfort, constipation and other physical symptoms, accounting for 61%.
Diabetes with depression is very harmful, because depression may interact with diabetes to aggravate their condition. Patients with diabetes will cause inconvenience to their daily lives, as well as physical and mental pain, coupled with the ultimate trend in the development of diabetes can cause many other important tissues (such as kidney, heart, blood vessels, etc.) of the complications, many patients with this often heavy mental stress. This negative emotion can cause the body to enhance sympathetic nerve activity, excessive catecholamine secretion, as well as lipid metabolic disorders and so on, not only hyperglycemia, decreased treatment compliance, but also to accelerate the occurrence of complications, and prognosis of the disease have adverse effects . Conversely, poor glycemic control, aggravate their condition. Patients will lead to the spirit of suffering, pessimism, etc., the same in patients with depression will increase.easy cause severe depression in addition to out-of-control diabetic conditions outside, and even suicide may result in serious consequences.
Diabetes and depression can be prevented. First of all, the patients learn how to transfer the spirit of perturbation, state of mind to be relaxed, optimistic and positive attitude towards life, and treatment of disease. More than usually take part in social activities and an appropriate amount of exercise, which helps improve mood. At the same time, the patient's family should facilitate, encourage, comfort, understanding, patient, to help their confidence in conquering the disease. Second, patients with diabetes can participate in a number of lectures to understand the complications of diabetes and the basic common sense and response measures to rectify the errors and misconduct awareness. The introduction of "bio-feedback relaxation method" to ease the tension is very useful. Third, when patients with moderate to severe depression may be appropriate given antidepressant medication, such as 5 - HT inhibitors such as, but it must be taken under the guidance of the doctors.
