Summary
Community-Engaged Approach to Supporting Patients with Type 2 Diabetes at Risk for Depression Background: Patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at increased risk for depression (60%), and patients with depression have a 32% increased risk for T2D. The resulting comorbidity has significant implications for disease burden, healthcare costs, and management of these disorders. In NYC, prevalence of diabetes ranges from 7.1%-14.4%, and T2D patients are twice as likely to have symptoms of depression. This comorbidity is more prevalent by sociodemographic characteristics such as sex, education
