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Osteoporosis in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Sept 2007
Hofbauer Lorenz C, Brueck Carolin C, Singh Shiv K, Dobnig Harald
Abstract excerpt
Demographic trends with longer life expectancy and a lifestyle characterized by low physical activity and high-energy food intake contribute to an increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for osteoporotic fractures. Patients with recent onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus may have impaired bone formation because of the absence of the anabolic effects of insulin...
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