Young Type 1 diabetes patients hospitalized for ketoacidosis more prone to suicide: Study

This study included hospital data on all young people who were hospitalized in France in 2008 for type 1 diabetes. Epidemiological follow-up focused on hospitalizations (medical and psychiatric hospital data) from the index hospitalization to 2017. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to explore the association between hospitalization for ketoacidosis and subsequent hospitalization for a suicide attempt. 

"We found that young adults admitted to hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis have an increased risk of being admitted to hospital for a subsequent suicide attempt. The risk of a suicide attempt was the highest in the 12 months following the ketoacidosis episode," wrote the authors.

"Our findings support the recommendation that screening for depression and suicide risk should be part of the routine clinical assessment of individuals with type 1 diabetes and ketoacidosis," they concluded.

The study, "Association between hospital admission for ketoacidosis and subsequent suicide attempt in young adults with type 1 diabetes," is published in the journal Diabetologia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-020-05206-4