Depression, Antidepressants and Type 2 Diabetes

Data analysis of health databases revealed that people with a history of depression had a30 percent increased risk oftype 2 diabetes.











Such were the findings of Lauren Brown - researcher with the U of A's School of Public Health - while analyzing data from Saskatchewan health databases.

Brown then studied the medical history of 2,400 people who were diagnosed with depression and were taking antidepressants to determine whether there was a clear correlation between that disease and type 2 Diabetes.



Brown divided the group into four categories: those who took antidepressants that were considered older therapies, patients who were using newer treatments, those using a combination of both an old and new treatments and people who were switching medications.

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