11/19/2025
National Diabetes Month
This month Illume and Damiana join together again to share with you some important information about diabetes to decrease stigma and increase support.
Did you know:
💙 There are three mechanisms when it comes to diabetes?
Behavioral pathways, Biological pathways, and Illness burden.
🧠 Diabetes can impact mental health?
People with diabetes have substantially higher rates of depressive disorders and depressive symptoms, roughly twice the prevalence seen in the general population.
Anxiety (including generalized anxiety and diabetes-specific anxiety) is more common in people with diabetes and is linked to worse self-management and glycemic control.
Mental health problems in diabetes (depression, anxiety, diabetes distress) are associated with poorer adherence, worse glycemic control, higher complication rates, and increased mortality. Screening for and treating mental health symptoms can improve diabetes outcomes.
🗨 Talking to a medical professional and a therapist is the best path forward to success.
Illume and Damiana are here to help you navigate your medical and mental health journey. You do not have to do this alone!
📚 Want to learn more:
NIDDK: Addressing Depression and Su***de Risk in Patients with Diabetes (practical clinical guidance). (NIDDK)
Review: Diabetes and Depression — Endotext / NCBI Bookshelf (overview of prevalence/mechanisms). (NCBI)
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses on depression/anxiety/suicide and diabetes (several PMC articles above). (PMC)
2025 review: Mind Matters: Mental Health and Diabetes Management (screening instruments & practical recommendations). (PubMed)
📱💻Reach out today to see how we can help.
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damianahealth.com
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Danville, IL 61832
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Lafayette, IN 47905
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