Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science 2018, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page No: 210-221 Copyright CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Available Online at: www.jrmds.in eISSN No. 2347-2367: pISSN No. 2347-2545 Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science | Vol. 6 | Issue 2 | March 2018 210 The Relation between Anxiety, Depression and Sexual Dysfunction and the Level of Blood Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Attending Endocrine Clinic of Taleghani Hospital Afarin Ahmadian 1 , Azadeh Mazaheri 2 , Reza Shakrizes 3 1 Medical Student, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran 2 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Taleghani General Hospital, Tehran, Iran 3 Assistant Professor of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran DOI: 10.24896/jrmds.20186233 ABSTRACT Diabetes, as a common disease, is one of the major health problems in countries all over the world. There has been evidence of an increase in the prevalence rate of psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression and sexual dysfunction in people with diabetes compared to other people. The study aimed to investigate the relation between blood glucose control and anxiety, depression and sexual dysfunction. For this purpose, 141 patients with type 2 diabetes attending to Endocrine clinic of Taleghani Hospital in Tehran were randomly selected. In order to assess the prevalence rate of anxiety and depression, the HADS questionnaire was applied, and ARIZONA questionnaire was used to assess prevalence rate of sexual dysfunction. The status of blood glucose control was assessed based on the HbA1c scale as well. According to the results of the present research, 93.9% of the subjects in the uncontrolled blood glucose group suffered from either anxiety or depression, or both of them, and 6.1% in the control blood glucose group. 77.2% of patients in uncontrolled blood glucose group had severe sexual disorder; while, 22.8% of patients in controlled blood glucose group had this problem. Based on the obtained results of data analysis, there is a significant relationship between the status of blood glucose control based on the HbA1c scale and the prevalence rate of anxiety, depression and sexual dysfunction. Keywords: Diabetes, Anxiety, Depression, Sexual Dysfunction HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Afarin Ahmadian, Azadeh Mazaheri, Reza Shakrizes, The Relation between Anxiety, Depression and Sexual Dysfunction and the Level of Blood Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Attending Endocrine Clinic of Taleghani Hospital, J Res Med Dent Sci, 2018, 6 (2): 210-221, DOI: 10.24896/jrmds.20186233 Corresponding author: Afarin Ahmadian e-mail afarin.ahmadian@yahoo.com Received: 05/12/2017 Accepted: 10/02/2018 INTRODUCTION Diabetes is one of the worldwide prevalent chronic and debilitating diseases which has emerged as an epidemic of the third millennium. Due to several facts, including prevalence, severity, high mortality and treatment cost, it has drawn healthcare system attention [1]. The prevalence rate of depression among diabetic patients is estimated to reach from 3.8% to over 30% which is 3 times more than that of non- diabetic population. In another study, the prevalence rate of depression in type 2 diabetic patients has been estimated to range from 8.5 - 14% and the probability of depression prevalence has been estimated to range from 11- 32.5% during their lifetime [2]. According to various studies, 15-32.5 % of diabetics suffer from depression [3-5). Another available statistical result stated that the diabetic patients are definitely more likely to have depression compared to non-diabetics, that is, the prevalence rate of depression in these patients is estimated to be 28.5% during their lifetime. In fact, diabetic patients are likely to suffer from depression 2 to 3 times than normal individuals [6, 7]. So that, only