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Kelly R S Wigglesworth1, Timothy Vigers1, Laura Pyle1
1Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Abstract:
Individuals with type 1 diabetes have higher rates of depression and suicidal ideation than the general population, and symptoms of depression are often associated with higher A1C levels and complications. This study evaluated mental health follow-up rates in youth and young adults with type 1 diabetes who screened positive for depressive symptoms or suicidal ideation and identified differences between those who obtained follow-up mental health care and those who did not. Specifically, males were less likely to obtain follow-up, and those who had mental health follow-up had decreasing A1C over the following year. These findings suggest increased assistance and monitoring are needed to ensure follow-up mental health care is obtained.
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