Diabetes Mellitus and Osteoporosis
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Diabetes Mellitus and Osteoporosis

Turk J Osteoporos 2011;17(3):0-0 DOI: 10.4274/tod.63935
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Abstract

Diabetesmellitus (DM) andosteoporosisareserioushealthproblemsthatcausemorbidityandmortality, especially in middle-agedandelderlypopulation. An increasedfracture risk has beenreported in patientswith DM. However, thecomplexmechanismsunderlyingtherelationshipbetween DM andosteoporosisarestillunclear. Inthisarticle, coexistence of type 1 andtype 2 diabetesandosteoporosis as well as theeffects of diabeticcomplicationsandantidiabetictreatments on osteoporosisarediscussed. (TurkishJournal of Osteoporosis 2011;17:96-9)

Keywords: Diabetesmellitus, osteoporosis, fracture, bone mineral density