Experts have warned people after a new study found a casual relationship between the diagnosis and condition
Researchers have previously known people with type 2 diabetes are around twice as likely to suffer depression compared with those without diabetes and that people with depression have a higher risk of developing type 2. However, a new study funded by the charity Diabetes UK found a causal relationship and shared genetics suggesting depression may actually cause type 2 diabetes.
In the latest study, researchers used a statistical method called Mendelian randomisation to analyse genetic and health information. They found, for the first time, that depression directly causes an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but not that diabetes causes depression. While a direct cause was not found for diabetes causing depression, experts still believe that the burden of living with type 2 diabetes can be a factor in developing depression.
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