Managing DIABETES and depression

What is depression?

Feeling down or sad from time to time is a normal part of life. But if you’re feeling down or sad most of the time, and it starts to impact on your daily life, you may have depression. Other symptoms of depression (see page 96) include finding it hard to sleep or concentrate, and losing interest in your work, socialising or other things you used to enjoy.

The causes of depression can differ from one person to the next. Risk factors include relationship problems, employment problems, social isolation, significant changes in living arrangements (such as a separation or divorce), pregnancy and the birth of a child, drug