Patients with type 1 diabetes are more likely to fracture bones

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A large study suggests that type 1 diabetics are more likely to be fractured when their blood sugar levels are so high.

The researchers examined data from over 47,000 diabetics, including 3,329 patients with type 1 diabetes, the least common type of diabetes, and typically occur during childhood or early adolescence when the pancreas does not secrete insulin.

The other participants in the study were people with type 2 diabetes linked to obesity and aging, and this occurs when the body can not use or excrete enough insulin to convert blood sugar in energy.

The study found that the risk of bone fracture was higher in type 1 patients when their average blood glucose was significantly higher.

Diabetes weakens vision
Certain complications of diabetes can increase the risk of falls and fractures, including cognitive impairment and nerve damage, limiting foot sensation and retinal damage, making it difficult for the patient to see obstacles in his path and potentially cause his fall.

The study showed that patients with type 1 diabetes with complications such as retinopathy were 29% more likely to have fractures than those who had none.