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Diabetes through depression?

Hey guys!

I just want some advice please

I got tested 3 months ago via a finger ***** test and a blood test sent to the lab if i have it or not.
Both results cameback as negative, but i have just read that Depression can bring it on,

Reason i am worried AGAIN is that i have bad depression and OCD and i am wondering if i should go for another blood test?

I am 30 years old
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Can the mods please delete this thread, i have realised that it is my OCD causing this fear.

Sorry guys
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I have just had another test, 2 hours after eating toast and a cup of tea

came back as 5.5  my mum said that i am fine, does that sound ok to any pros out there?
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Ok,i just used my mums home testing kit (she is type2) and my result after fasting came back as :

4.5 - this is the same as it was when i got tested when fasting 3 months ago.
So i guess im in the all clear, or should i go for another lab test?
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If this is you go get tested. If not, stop worrying and test yearly. This from CurrentTV's link to the Rueter's report.

"When we looked at the people in our study who had elevated symptoms of depression, they were more likely to eat more calories, they exercised less, and they were more likely to be current smokers. And as a consequence, they were also more obese," Golden, whose study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, said in a telephone interview.

"And those are all known risk factors for type 2 diabetes. So it seems that some of the adverse health behaviors associated with depressive symptoms were an important component of that relationship (between depression and diabetes)."
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Here is the site :

http://current.com/items/89032354_depression_can_trigger_diabetes
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What do u guys recon? am i being over paranoid or should i go for another test
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