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Not only does diabetes increase the risk of serious health complications, but uncontrolled diabetes also may worsen depression, causing a vicious cycle.
In addition to an increased risk of depression, diabetes can affect mood even from minute to minute. For example, someone who experiences low blood sugar may suddenly become irritable, even combative, and may act as if they are drunk, slurring their words.
Low blood-sugar levels (also known as hypoglycemia) occur when someone has taken too much insulin or hasn’t eaten enough food. Exercise, alcohol and many other factors can lower blood-sugar levels unpredictably.
The problem, Solowiejczyk said, is “that the brain operates totally on glucose. When you don’t have enough glucose, things start breaking down and your cognitive function doesn’t work that well. This is a physiological, not an emotional, response.”
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