Most of us think diabetes as a chronic disease that effects cardiovascular health, causes nerve damage, blindness and kidney problems. New researches show that it affects bones too. Studies have shown that type 1 diabetics have lower bone density than people without diabetes.

According to scientists, a diabetic is at a higher risk of developing bone and joint disorders like osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. In osteeoporosis, bones became weak due to which one can easily develop fracture. Ortheoarthritis causes joint cartilage to disintegrate which further leads to arthritis of joints.

Hip fractures are therefore a common feature with diabetics. The risk of developing osteoporasis in women goes higher in case if they are diabetic. Research also suggests that women with type 1 diabetes may have an increased fracture risk, since vision problems and nerve damage associated with the disease have been linked to an increased risk of falls and related fractures.

It is assumed that a lack of control over the disease may be a governing factor for poor bone density. One can improve bone density by eating dairy products, preferably those that are low in fat.

Diabetes can also cause changes in an individual’s musculoskeletal system, which is a term used for muscle, bones, joints, ligaments and tendons. This can affect hands, fingers, wrist, shoulder, spine or feet. Diabetes related musculoskeletal problems include muscle pain, joint pain, joint stiffness, joint swelling and deformity. Frozen shoulder is one such joint problem which is quite painful.

The glucose rise due to diabetes affects collagen, which gets deposited abnormally in tendons and cartilages of shoulder causing frozen shoulder or stiffening of shoulder. Most of these conditions can be successfully treated with anti-inflammatory medications, steroid injections, or other therapies. However, nutrition, exercise and healthy lifestyles can prevent these problems.

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