Healio (7/15, Schaffer) reported, “Adults with diabetes and depression who take antidepressant medications as prescribed are less likely to develop serious diabetes complications or die compared with those not taking antidepressants regularly,” investigators concluded in a retrospective study that “analyzed data from 36,276 adults with depression and newly treated diabetes, using Taiwan’s universal health insurance database.” The findings were published online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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— “Regular antidepressant use may lower risk for advanced diabetes complications “Regina Schaffer, Healio, July 15, 2021