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Because it is accepted that depression is more common in diabetics it seems likely it would also be common in undiagnosed diabetics. After all, an undiagnosed diabetic is a full-on diabetic who either doesn’t know it, or an undiagnosed diabetic who knows it but hasn’t revealed it.

An individual who is overweight, eating badly and inactive, plus being depressed, should consider undiagnosed diabetes as one of the possible underlying causes for the depression. It doesn’t take a genus to see the connections even though the clues are not confirmation of the facts.

When you are thinking about the causes for a depression it is easy to decide on stress as the cause even though there are a myriad of other triggers, one of which is diabetes.

Actually it shouldn’t be you that separates out the cause of your depression it should be a professional, however, you can be of great help to whomever you choose to consult by accumulating clues and thoughts that you’ve already considered.

Males, it appears, are less vulnerable to this impaired glucose tolerance problem than are females. The why of this has not been settled.

Diabetics can become hypoglycemic the same as anyone: this seems not to have been considered when studies declare the diabetic state itself to be the cause of depression. Most people know that hypoglycemia can cause depression. Could hypoglycemia play a role in the depression of diabetes?

Alternative care physicians often remind patients that hypoglycemia can precede pre-diabetes and ultimately diabetes, so it’s not a problem to trifle with. Traditional doctors often ignore the significance of this connection.

One of the problems in tying pre-diabetes to depression is that depression may cause pre-diabetes. Depression is a stress, and stress can cause chronic diseases.

Have you considered being an undiagnosed diabetic as a cause for your depression. Physical diseases like diabetes and anemia can trigger mental diseases like anxiety and depression. While physical disease, including those not recognized, are not the foundational cause for most depressions they are a legitimate cause in some. You cannot remove the underlying cause for your depression if you have not uncovered it; a few simple tests stand between you and relief if the cause if physical.

Icks A, et al. Are symptoms of depression more common in diabetes? Diabet Med. 2008 Nov;25(11):1330-6.

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