Osteoporosis and Diabetes Cause and Effect

Type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide, and with it comes a whole range of other health conditions related to it or caused by it.

Given that many studies have found an increase in bone fractures among diabetics, is type 2 diabetes possibly a risk factor for osteoporosis?

Or is it the other way around?

A new study in the Journal BMC Endocrine Disorders sought to answer this question.

The authors of the study searched through medical journal databases and found the most relevant 21 studies that addressed this question. They included a total of 11,603 participants with diabetes.

This is what they found:

1. The main finding was that 27.67% of diabetes patients had osteoporosis.

2. The studies they reviewed varied wildly. The prevalence of osteoporosis in type 2 diabetics ranged from 7.29% to 53.71%.

3. The prevalence of osteoporosis in type 2 diabetics was approximately the same across different age groups, sexes, body mass index scores, and countries.

This means that you should be aware of the possibility of osteoporosis if you have type 2 diabetes and do whatever you can to reduce your risk of bone fractures.

Fortunately, it’s possible to heal osteoporosis using simple lifestyle changes explained here…

If you suffer from type 2 diabetes, you can reverse it using the three simple steps explained here…