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2. Late life depression - Wikipedia

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   Major depression is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Nearly five million of the 31 million Americans who are 65 years or older are clinically depressed, and one million have major depression.

3. Why are some doctors hesitant to prescribe hormone ... - AOL

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   Further studies have shown other possible benefits to HRT, such as reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, reduced risk of bone loss and fracture and lower rates of breast cancer when using estrogen-only ...

4. Hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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   Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), is for women with menopausal symptoms. It is based on the idea that the treatment may prevent discomfort caused by diminished circulating estrogen and progesterone hormones, or in the case of the surgically or prematurely menopausal, that it may prolong life and may reduce incidence of dementia. [1]

5. Diabetes medication - Wikipedia

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   There are different classes of hypoglycemic drugs, and selection of the appropriate agent depends on the nature of diabetes, age, and situation of the person, as well as other patient factors. Type 1 diabetes is a disease caused by the lack of insulin. Thus, insulin is the main treatment agent for type 1 and is typically administered via ...

6. Intensive insulin therapy - Wikipedia

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   This evidence convinced most physicians who specialize in diabetes care that an important goal of treatment is to make the biochemical profile of the diabetic patient (blood lipids, HbA1c, etc.) as close to the values of non-diabetic people as possible. This is especially true for young patients with many decades of life ahead.

7. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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   There is growing evidence that there is higher levels of clinical depression in patients with diabetes compared to the non-diabetic population. [67] [68] Depression in individuals with diabetes has been found to be associated with poorer self-management of symptoms. [69] This suggests that it may be important to target mood in treatment.