Depression and Glycemic Control in a Sample of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a serious public health burden, accounting for substantial morbidity, disability, mortality, and health care cost; in addition to impaired physical health. Patients with diabetes frequently have comorbid affective illness; they are twice likely to be depressed as people without chronic diseases. Depression may be a risk factor for poor metabolic control in diabetes, however some investigators have found moderate to strong association between depression and glycemic control, although others have found no relationship.