Sixteen studies examined 836,941 people who suffered 139,531 hip fractures. The studies found that diabetes will make one susceptible to break the hip. Further results of twelve studies reviewed that type 2 diabetes patients are 70% more likely to sustain hip fracture.
The other six studies showed that people with type 1 diabetes are over six times more vulnerable to hip fracture. No one knows why this is the case although the researchers said it could be a complication of the disease that may make a diabetic patient more likely to break the hip.
Hopefully, there will be more studies on this matter. For now it is good to take notice of this and be alerted so we will be able to cope with any unexpected situation. Now there are more studies on the same issue that have been conducted by researchers. Could neuropathy be a part of this?
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, reports that older women with diabetes are 80-90% more likely to have a shoulder or hip fracture than women without diabetes. Researchers also found out that women receiving insulin are two more times likely to have fractures in the feet.
The largest study on the risk for fracture of women with diabetes was conducted in San Francisco's University of California. They analyzed the data on the study of fractures conducted for nine years. They found that during that period 2624 women had at least one fracture during 9.4 years and 388 women suffered a fracture during 3.7 years.
It is therefore suggested that the quality of the bone mass among the subjects with diabetes might show abnormalities that can lead to higher risk of fracture. There is a need to improve the bone strength of these women and so research is needed to see if the current treatments are doing enough.
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