Type 2 diabetes and Quality of Life

Diabetic's quality of life becomes worse when complications start to develop, or comorbidities coexist. Dominant amongst complications, in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) lowering, is coronary arterial disease followed by renal failure, blindness, and the combination of micro- and macro- vascular complications and in some studies by sexual dysfunction. Moreover, the comorbidities which deteriorate further the effect of diabetes on a patient's life are many. Among them obesity, hypeilension, dyslipidemia, depression, arthritis is the most common. One of the most intriguing field for research is the interaction of diabetes and depression and in some cases the progression to dementia. Until now, the studies performed, have demonstrated little to moderate benefit of interventions aiming patient's quality of life. More studies are needed to draw safe conclusions on the topic of the best combination of actions to optimize the HRQoL scores.