The Diabetes and Depression Link


	The Diabetes and Depression Link

dmegivern

6-18-2008 11:34 AM

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health, diabetes, depression

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6-18-2008 11:57 AM

tabsey

This diabetic found it very hard not to "mourn" the loss of certain foods. Very hard to walk past bakeries.
I want to be around for a few years to watch my grand children grow, and that is the question I ask myself to avoid depression on this front.

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