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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Laura Hampson

Diabetes linked to rising rates of depression, study finds

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Nearly half of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes also have depression, a new study has found.

The research, published in the journal Diabetologia, looked at GP records of 230,932 adult patients. From these records, scientists found that growing levels of type 2 diabetes can be linked to an increased rate of depression, particularly among young adults.

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