Seniors with Type 2 diabetes may have increased risk for fracture

(Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research) Though seniors with type 2 diabetes (T2D) tend to have normal or higher bone density than their peers, researchers have found that they are more likely to succumb to fractures than seniors without T2D. In a new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research found older adults with type 2 diabetes had deficits in cortical bone.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news