Antidepressants, type 2 diabetes linked
Published: March 26, 2008 at 4:37 PM
EDMONTON, Alberta, March 26 (UPI) -- People with a history of depression had a 30 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a University of Alberta researcher said.
Lauren 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.
She 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.
The study, published in Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, found the risk of diabetes almost doubled for the patients who were using two types of therapies at the same time, tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Brown said the results emphasize the need for regular screening for type 2 diabetes in people with depression -- particularly those taking more than one antidepressant.
Lauren 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.
She 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.
The study, published in Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, found the risk of diabetes almost doubled for the patients who were using two types of therapies at the same time, tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Brown said the results emphasize the need for regular screening for type 2 diabetes in people with depression -- particularly those taking more than one antidepressant.
© 2008 United Press International. All Rights Reserved.
This material may not be reproduced, redistributed, or manipulated in any form.
This material may not be reproduced, redistributed, or manipulated in any form.
» Next in Health:
Partners may make or break a diet
Latest Headlines
- Report: Navaira had blood alcohol of .19
- Judge denies motion to delay Kelly trial
- Panel: FBI slow to join terrorism fight
- Judge says young girl 'welcomed' pedophile
- Honda FourTrax Foreman ATVs recalled
- UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News
- Young Europeans use alcohol to get sex
- Fingerhut pressure washers recalled
Most Popular
- Fritzl recalls start of incest family
- Food group resumes relief trips to Myanmar
- Lebanese MP asks army to protect Tripoli
- Canadian train quarantined after death
- Judge says young girl 'welcomed' pedophile
- Young Europeans use alcohol to get sex
- Canada to probe U.S. warships sunk in 1813
- Cattrall says male actors are vain, too