Researchers Seek Answers Explaining Why Bones of Diabetics Are Fragile

August 12, 2020 10:08:57

People with type two diabetes are more likely to suffer broken bones than non-diabetic persons. As the number of people with diabetes rises, the skeletal brittleness in persons with type two diabetes is also increasing, and much is not known about the reasons responsible for this reality. The bone’s fragility is usually attributed to its density, but that is not the case with type two diabetes patients since they have normal bones. The puzzle is that they still suffer from fractures at a very high rate. However, researchers are on the verge of establishing the cause of these high fragilities in bones.

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