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Depression and Diabetes
Everyone gets sad sometimes. Sadness is normal after a loss. This may be a friend's death or learning you have diabetes. But sometimes sadness means you have an illness called depression. In depression, feeling blue lasts a long time. It may make it hard to work or enjoy your life. Depression can strike anyone. But people with diabetes are twice as likely as other people to become depressed. Symptoms You may be depressed if you have at least five of these symptoms for at least 2 weeks:
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