Depressive symptoms in Type 2 Diabetics of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India
B.S. Nagaraja. Professor, and   K. R. Divya sharma. Post Graduate Student,
Department of Internal Medicine
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India 
International Diabetes Federation has highlighted that “the diabetic epidemic is here and threatens to overwhelm health systems if unchecked’’ 1.
The global prevalence of diabetes among adults has risen from 4.7% in 1980 to 8.5% in 20142 

Introduction:
According to WHO more than 300 million people of all ages totally suffer from depression at any given time3.
 India tops the list of countries with the largest number of people living with diabetes

Depressive symptoms in type 2 diabetics of a tertiary care hospital in southern India