Diabetes and Mental Health: A Review

Dr JAIDEEP KHARE; Dr PREETI SADHU PENDHARKAR; Dr. SANJAY KALRA; Dr SUSHIL JINDAL

doi:10.59793/077nch13

Diabetes and Mental Health: A Review

Authors

Dr JAIDEEP KHARE Professor, Dept. of Endocrinology People's College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - 462 037, India
Dr PREETI SADHU PENDHARKAR PhD Scholar, Dept. of Psychology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Dr. SANJAY KALRA Treasurer, International Society of Endocrinology (ISE); Vice President, South Asian Obesity Forum (SOF); Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India
Dr SUSHIL JINDAL Professor and Head, Dept. of Endocrinology, People's College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59793/077nch13

Keywords:

Diabetes,, mental health,, lifestyle,, cognitive functions

Abstract

Diabetes is a staggering health concern globally. Its management prioritizes hyperglycemia and complications, and associated
mental health (MH) issues remain unidentified and unaddressed. People with diabetes mellitus (DM) experience emotional
challenges due to the necessary lifestyle changes and the diagnosis itself. They may go through various stages similar to
experiencing grief, denial for diabetes diagnosis, anger as to why they have suffered this diagnosis despite a healthy lifestyle,
bargaining that they can manage it by themselves, depression since it is an ongoing everyday struggle and finally acceptance,
i.e., learning to live with diabetes with days where it is well managed and days where it flares out of control. There seems to
be a bidirectional relationship between diabetes and MH. People with diabetes have an increased risk of psychological and
psychiatric disorders like anxiety, depression, etc., and vice versa. Thus, addressing MH is important for effective diabetes
management.

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Published

2025-04-15

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 11 (2025)

Section

Review Article

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