The Historical Connection Between Diabetes and Mental Illness

Diabetes and serious mental illness run in the same families./nInsulin was discovered around the turn of the century and was used in mental patients because of the connection between insulin, diabetes, and mental illness./nMetabolic abnormalities in the bodies and brains of people with serious mental illness were discovered, including increased levels of lactate./nPeople with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have abnormally high levels of lactate in their bodies and brains even at rest.