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Treating Depression Helps Control Blood Sugar: Study

(Reuters Health) UPDATED 2009-12-16

Researchers at Charles Drew University in Los Angeles have found that treating depression appears to help people with diabetes control their blood sugar. For the study, investigators looked at low-income patients who had poorly controlled blood sugar. They found that giving these patients antidepressant therapy both reduced their blood pressure and improved their long-term blood sugar control. Read full story >

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