Brian Shelton lived for nearly 50 years with Type 1 diabetes, a chronic disease in which the insulin-making cells in the pancreas are destroyed, forcing a person to be dependent on insulin delivered via shots or an insulin pump to stay alive.

For Shelton, of Ohio, that meant facing episodes of severe hypoglycemia, where his blood sugar level would drop so low that he would lose consciousness without warning.

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/man-describes-receiving-potential-cure-type-diabetes-81576256

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Psychiatric conditions are common, can reduce quality of lifeTrusted Source, and are linked to higher mortality rates from suicide, accidents, and comorbidities.

Previous research has shown that people with bipolar disorder, schizophreniaTrusted Source, and major depressionTrusted Source have higher rates of type 2 diabetes than the general population.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO)Trusted Source, the number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. Scientists expect rates of the condition to continue to increase in the coming decades.

Understanding how and if type 2 diabetes connects to various psychiatric conditions could help policymakers and healthcare professionals manage both conditions.

In a recent study, an international collaboration of researchers led by the University of Southern Denmark conducted a meta-analysis of 32 systematic reviews detailing 245 primary studies to understand the possible links between psychiatric conditions and type 2 diabetes.

The researchers found that people with one of many psychiatric disorders, including sleep disorders, binge eating disorders, and anxiety disorders, tend to have higher rates of type 2 diabetes than the general population.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-there-a-link-between-diabetes-and-psychiatric-conditions