Diabetes Expert Merely Me shares Diabetes management news and commentary at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/691244 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/691244/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/691244 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/691244/93133/connection Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:23:00 -0500 Merely Me It may or may not come as a huge surprise to those of you who suffer from diabetes that depression is closely associated with this disease.  The American Diabetes Association tells us that people with diabetes are at greater risk for depression. They provide statistics which show that while the incidence of depression affecting the general population is between three to five percent, the rate of depression among diabetics shoots up to 15-20... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/691244/93133/connection http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/691244/93128/diabetes-autism Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:54:00 -0500 Merely Me In my family my mother has diabetes, I have Multiple Sclerosis, my husband has asthma, an aunt and a grandmother have celiac disease, and my youngest son has autism and multiple food allergies as well as celiac disease.  A geneticist would have a field day with us!  I have often pondered the underlying genetics behind this wide variety of family conditions and diseases, many of which are considered or suspected to be autoimmune in... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/691244/93128/diabetes-autism