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26 Journal of the association of physicians of india • december 2013 • VOL. 61 Original Article Depression and Diabetes : Impact of AntiDepressant Medications on Glycaemic Control HS Dhavale*, Vijay Panikkar**, Bindoo S Jadhav***, Mangesh Ghulghule****, Adita Dagaria **** Abtract Introduction : One of the consistent findings among various studies on diabetes has been the prevalence of depression with or without comorbid anxiety among patients of Diabetes Mellitus. Also, numerous other studies have pointed to the negative bearing of the same on blood sugar levels among patients. However there is a lack of data on the outcome of treatment with anti-depressants on the blood glucose level. Considering the ever increasing population of diabetics in our country and the significant causal relationship established by current literature, this study was undertaken. Aims and Objectives : To study prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with an increase in blood glucose levels. To study the socio-demographic profile and role of stressors in patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. To study the effects of management of depression and anxiety on blood glucose levels in patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Material and Methods : Sample Size : 100 Consecutive 100 patients diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus(DM) fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Ethics committee approval was taken for the study. The sociodemographic details of the patients were collected using a specially designed semi-structured proforma. Patients were evaluated for psychiatric disorders using DSM IV TR criteria for diagnosis and Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale(HAM-A) were used thereafter to assess the severity of depression and anxiety, respectively. Patients detected with depression and / or anxiety were started on T. Escitalopram (10 mg); keeping the management of DM unchanged. Patients were reviewed after 6 weeks from date of initial assessment and blood glucose levels were repeated. Data thus collected was analysed using SPSS Software. Results : The prevalence of depression with/without anxiety in the study was 39%. Among depressed patients stressors were found in 84% of patients with social and interpersonal stressors as the more prevalent types. The socio-economic profile showed a female preponderance, lower to middle socioeconomic and educational status and majority were married. 47% of the patients started on T. Escitalopram showed lower fasting and post-lunch blood sugar values on follow up, which was clinically and statistically significant. * Professor and Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, **Professor, Dept. of Medicine, ***Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, ****Resident, Dept. of Psychiatry, K.J. Somaiya Medical College and Research Centre, Everard Nagar, Sion, Mumbai-400 022 Received: 23.08.2011; Accepted: 12.06.2013 896 Introduction D iabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the most common chronic medical diseases worldwide with an estimated prevalence of detected DM being 3 to 4% in the general population. 1 One of the consistent findings among various studies on diabetes has been the high prevalence of depression with or without comorbid anxiety among patients of DM. 2-5 Major depression is associated with increased medical utilisation and costs, higher symptom burden, increased functional impairment including poor © JAPI • december 2013 • VOL. 61 27 Journal of the association of physicians of india • december 2013 • VOL. 61 31-45 7 9 46-60 27 34 > 60 Sex : Male 5 18 15 34 Female Education Illiterate 24 27 3 2 Primary 2 7 Secondary 17 18 Graduate 12 28 Post-graduate Occupation Self-Employed 5 6 16 18 Service 5 13 Housewife 16 20 Retired / Others Marital Status Single 2 10 -- 1 Married 37 57 Widow/ Widower Annual Gross Income (lac) < 1.5 2 2 21 21 1.5-5 8 28 >5 10 12 self care, non compliance to treatment and other decrements in quality of life, and increased rates of mortality. 6,18 Identification and effective treatment of comorbid depression is thus an essential component of high quality clinical care of patients with chronic medical illness like DM in the specialty medical setting. Patients with depression have been shown to exhibit insulin resistance and decreased glucose tolerance, and conversely increases in serotonergic function results in increased sensitivity to insulin and reduces plasma glucose levels. 7-9 Recent studies have shown that short-term administration of Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) such as nortryptiline and imipramine may lead to reduced fasting blood glucose, while longer use increases baseline values due to their catecholamine profile. Thus they successfully treat depression but also lead to deterioration in glucose control. The other class of antidepressants studied in © JAPI • december 2013 • VOL. 61 nt na io at up cc A bs e l l ia 17.9 O Fi na nc l na rs o te -- In -- rp e ca Patients Without Depression Ph y si Age (Years) : 18-30 Patients with Depression 12.8 7.7 5.1 l Table 2 : Socio-Demographic Profile 20.5 al 21 18 61 ci Depression with Anxiety Depression without Anxiety Absent 35.9 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 So Table 1 : Prevalence of depression with / without anxiety. Sample size – 100 Fig. 1 : Prevalence of Type of Stressors among depressed patients (%) this context is Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRI), such as fluoxetine, sertraline and escitalopram. They have been shown to improve both dietary compliance and HbA1c levels in addition to reduction in severity of depression and anxiety. The role of stress as one of the most common aetiological factors for both depression and diabetes has been well established. 10-14 Stress may lead to deterioration of glycaemic control via its effects on the neuroendocrine system wherein the psychological reaction to stressors leads to the activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, leading in turn to various endocrine abnormalities, such as high cortisol and low sex steroid levels, that antagonise the actions of insulin, or it may impact more indirectly via changes in health behaviours, such as regimen adherence, smoking, or drinking practices. At the same time, an increase in visceral adiposity (increased girth) is seen, which plays an important role in diabetes by contributing to insulin resistance. Considering the ever increasing population of diabetics in our country and the significant causal relationship of depression and glycaemic control established by current literature, this study was undertaken. Aims and Objectives 1. To study prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with an increase in blood glucose levels. 2. To study the socio-demographic profile and role of stressors in patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. 3. To study the effects of anti- depressant medication on blood glucose levels in patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Inclusion Criteria 1. Patients more than 18 years of age. 2. Patients diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, compliant on treatment and on regular follow up with diabetologist. 897 28 Journal of the association of physicians of india • december 2013 • VOL. 61 Table 3 : Mean fasting blood sugar (FBS) and post-lunch blood sugar (PLBS) levels FBS PLBS * Baseline 179.44 251.39 Follow Up 153.42 197.47 T value 2.27 3.08 P value 0.029* 0.004* p < 0.05 3. Patients with spikes or increase in the blood glucose levels from previously maintained baseline within last three months Exclusion Criteria 1. Patients having history of prior psychiatric illness and / or prior treatment with psychiatric medicines. 2. Patients with a current diagnosis on Axis 1 of DSM IV-TR other than depression and anxiety. 3. Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Material and Methods Sample Size : 100 Consecutive 100 patients diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Ethics committee approval was taken for the study. The socio-demographic details of the patients were collected using a specially designed semi-structured proforma. Patients were evaluated for psychiatric disorders using DSM IV TR criteria for diagnosis and Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and H a m i l t o n A n x i e t y R a t i n g S c a l e ( H A M - A) we r e used thereafter to assess the severity of depression and anxiety, respectively. Patients detected with depression and / or anxiety were started on T. Escitalopram (10 mg); keeping the management of DM unchanged. Patients were reviewed after 6 weeks from date of initial assessment and blood glucose levels were repeated. Data thus collected was analysed using SPSS software. Results and Discussion A total of 100 patients diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were studied and as seen in Table 1, the prevalence of depression with / without anxiety among them was 39%. A large meta-analytic study by Anderson et al 2 reported prevalence rate of comorbid depression with diabetes between 18 – 30 % across different clinical settings, which were lower than the findings in our study. Current estimates of lifetime prevalence of depression in general population across cultures range from 4-19%. 3-5 Table 2 shows the comparison of socio-demographic 898 profiles of patients with / without depression. Among depressed patients - 27(69%) were in the age group 46-60. There was a female preponderance with 24 (61%) patients being female. Majority among these patients- 37 (94%) were married. Almost half the patients – 17(44%) had secondary education, whereas 12 (30%) were graduates. 16 patients (40%) were housewives and 21(54%) reported annual gross incomes lower than 1.5 lac per annum. This data is in line with most major epidemiological studies which report higher prevalence rates for depression among females and older age groups. 3-5 The prevalence of stressors among depressed patients was 84% (33) and as seen in Figure 1, among stressors, the highest prevalence was reported for interpersonal stress (35.9%) and the least reported single major stressor was physical stress (5.1%). 36 patients with depression with / without anxiety were started on T. Escitalopram (10 mg) and in 17 (47%) patients, reduction in mean glucose levels was seen as compared to their baseline values. 16 (44.44%) patients reported no significant change in blood sugar levels whereas an increase was seen in 3 (8.33%) patients. As seen in Table 3, there was reduction of mean fasting blood sugar (FBS) levels from baseline value of 179.44 mg/dl to follow-up value of 153.42 mg/dl. This difference was found to be statistically significant [t = 2.27, p = 0.029]. Also, the results show the mean follow up post lunch blood sugar (PLBS) levels(197.47 mg/dl) were lower than the mean baseline values (251.39 mg/ dl) and this difference was also found to be statistically significant [t = 3.08, p = 0.004]. A study by Lustman et al in 1997 16 had reported a positive correlation of treatment-type independent improvement in depression with glycaemic control. The same study had also reported long term use of Nortryptiline to be associated with hyperglycaemia among these patients. Lin et al in 2006 17 also reported negative or no benefit with Nortryptiline. A study by Klouse et al in 2006 19 had reported significant improvement in glycaemic control with use of Sertraline. The study further demonstrated superior efficacy of Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine, sertraline and escitalopram, as a class of anti-depressant medicine over tricyclics, as reported by other studies as well. 15,23 Few specific features of escitalopram make it a promising medication for use in diabetes. These include i) a benign side effect profile, even among SSRIs; ii) high tolerance in elderly patients; iii) rapid action with efficacy often demonstrated in as little as 1-2 weeks, which in turn could help improve compliance and iv) its efficacy for treatment of anxiety, which co-occurs frequently with depression as well as diabetes. 22 Hence it was chosen as the antidepressant medication for this study. © JAPI • december 2013 • VOL. 61 29 Journal of the association of physicians of india • december 2013 • VOL. 61 Conclusions 1. Prevalence of depression among patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus was 39%. 2. 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