Posted on September 1, 2009 in Latest News
Type 2 Diabetes and the Risk of Fracture are related.This article tries to gain insight in to the association between diabetes and fractures.
Factors responsible for High Risk of Fracture are:
- Long duration of Diabetes.
- Treatment associated with Insulin.
- Diabetic drugs usage.
- High Blood sugar level.
- Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Cortical cataract.
What Research has to say?
- The mechanism which can explain the relation between diabetes and risk of fracture is not known yet.
- Insulin preserves and increases bone density and strength.
- Type 1 Diabetic patients are at higher risk of fracture than type 2 diabetic patients.
- Decreased Bone Density is common among Diabetic patients,rising the risk of fracture.
- Type 2 diabetes rises the bone mass density.Inspite of this,it is responsible for risk of fracture.It is confusing the scientists.
- Proximal Humerus Fracture risk is high in Diabetic patients with duration of 10 years or more.
- Diabetic Retinopathy is the reason behind risk of fracture among diabetic patients of 2 years or more case history.
- Risk of Hip Fracture is high in type-2 diabetic women within the age-group of 50-74 years.
- Proximal Humerus Fracture is high in diabetic women who are frail and less healthy.
- Advanced Cortical Cataract common among diabetic patients is associated with risk of fracture.
- Recently,Researchers from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom and Wake Forest University in the United States have found that two common diabetes drugs — rosiglitazone and pioglitazone — can increase the risk of fracture in women.
Prevention is better than Cure,but Awareness is the best !!!
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