Anxiety is common and costly in T2DM — why psychology matters

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 30 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41574-019-0244-0Psychological problems such as depression and anxiety can hamper self-management in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A new prospective study reported that adults with T2DM and diagnosed anxiety disorder had a higher number of emergency visits and a higher cost status, but not total hospitalization costs, than those without diagnosed anxiety disorder.
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