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Osteoporosis and Diabetes – Possible Links and Diagnostic Difficulties by Joanna Magdalena Tomasiuk; Anna Nowakowska-Płaza; Małgorzata Wisłowska; Piotr Głuszko is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Osteoporosis and Diabetes – Possible Links and Diagnostic Difficulties about?
## Objectives In this review, the authors aimed to clarify the relationship between the occurrence of osteoporosis and diabetes, analyze the differences between the pathogenesis of osteoporosis in different types of diabetes and propose the most effective diagnostic strategy and fracture risk assessment in diabetic patients. ## Material and methods A analysis of publications in MEDLINE, COCHRANE and SCOPUS databases was performed, searching for reports on the diagnostics, fracture risk assessment, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) published in the years 2016–2022. The key words for the search were: diabetes, osteoporosis, and low-energy fracture. ## Results Bone complications of T1DM are more severe than T2DM, because of the lack of anabolic effect of insulin on bones. In T2DM the risk of fractures is elevated; however, identifying the mechanisms underlying the increased risk of fractures in T2DM is not clear. The FRAX tool is not appropriate for assessing the fracture risk in young patients with T1DM. It is quite useful in older patients with T2DM, but in these patients the calculated fracture risk may be underestimated. In T2DM the
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- Author
- Joanna Magdalena Tomasiuk; Anna Nowakowska-Płaza; Małgorzata Wisłowska; Piotr Głuszko
- Publisher
- Termedia Sp. z.o.o.
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)