Osteoporosis is found in diabetics

Bernese patients with type 1 diabetes who can not control their blood glucose levels are at risk of fracture and osteoporosis, according to a recent Swiss study.
The study was conducted by researchers from the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland and published their findings in the latest issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The researchers explained that good glycemic control is an important target for people with diabetes, to reduce the serious damage to many organs of the body, including nerves and blood vessels.
Physicians usually measure the patient's blood glucose control using the "A1c" test, a simple test that measures the average amount of sugar in the blood in the last two to three months.
Patients are at risk of complications when blood glucose levels increase or decrease with time.
To detect the effect of hyperglycemia on bone health, the team monitored 3,229 patients with type 1 diabetes, as well as 44,275 patients with type 2 diabetes.
After 3 years of follow-up, the researchers found that type 1 diabetics with low blood sugar control were at risk of osteoporosis, which exposed them to fractures in case of a fall, compared with their peers. who controlled blood glucose well.
The researchers also found that type 2 diabetics also run the risk of fracture and osteoporosis, but this is due to factors that are beyond the control of blood glucose, which result from diabetes-related diseases, including diabetes. # 39; obesity. In the relationship between the degree of glycemic control and the risk of fracture in a large group of diabetics diagnosed with type I and type II.
"Both types of diabetes are associated with fractures and osteoporosis, and our study has shown that poor glycemic control is associated with an increased risk of fractures in patients with type 1 diabetes" , did he declare.
According to the World Health Organization, hyperactivity and physical inactivity are at the origin of type 2 diabetes, which accounts for about 90% of diabetics. Over time, high blood sugar can increase the risk of heart disease, neurology and blindness. , Renal failure.
In contrast, type 1 diabetes occurs when the immune system destroys cells that control blood sugar levels, most children and young people, and require daily insulin.