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Link To Treating Depression & Diagnosing Diabetes

By Levin & Perconti

Researchers Identify Connection Between Treating Depression and Onset of Diabetes

Long-term use of antidepressants isn?t breaking news, but now the overuse of the prescription drugs has been linked to diabetes. According to a National Institute of Mental Health study published in Diabetes Care in February 2020, long-term antidepressant use increases the risk for type 2 diabetes onset in a ?time- and dose-dependent? manner.

The researchers evaluated 90,530 participants for associations between the risk for new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus and the duration of antidepressant use and the antidepressant dose. The group also reviewed general antidepressant use and clinical outcomes after diabetes onset, revealing that:

Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on March 16, 2020 (boomark / email).