Levels of personality functioning and not depression predict decline of plasma glucose concentration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is a common, chronic, and impairing disease that affects about 9 % of men and 7.9 % of women worldwide [1]. With increasing incidence rates and lower age of onset, it has been called an epidemic by some researchers. About 90 % of the individuals suffering from diabetes are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although there is no known cure to type 2 diabetes, some of its risk factors, symptoms and subsequent long-term damage can be managed through life-style changes or compliance to an evidence-based treatment [2].
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research