P-394 - Psychological factors affecting diabetes mellitus type 2 in correlation with cortizol and homocysteine

Introduction Chronic poor metabolic control of type 2 diabetes is characterized by elevation of plasma homocysteine and there is a evidence of both hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical(HPA) axis and cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Objectives Recent research indicates an association between cortizol and homocysteine and psychological factors in diabetes type 2 however the nature of this relationship remains unclear. Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the association of cortizol and homocysteine with trait and state psychological factors in diabetic patients. Methods In this study cortizol and homosysteine and psychological data were analyzed from 86 controlled diabetic patients (Glycosylated Haemoglobin HbA1c One year later (T1), the uncontrolled diabetic patients were re-evaluated with the use of the same psychometric instruments and with an identical blood analysis. Results Uncontrolled diabetic patients type 2 with high levels of cortizol score lower in the extraversion subscale of EPQ. In the controlled diabetic patiens high levels of homocysteine are correlated with high scores in the psychotism subscale of EPQ. Conclusions These findings give credence to the idea that cortizol and homocysteine in association with personality traits may be implicated in diabetes type 2.