Open AccessEvaluation of bone mineral density among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in South Karnataka
Author(s) -
Athulya G Asokan,
Jayakumar Jaganathan,
Rajeev Philip,
Rino Roopak Soman,
Shibu Thomas Sebastian,
Fawaz Pullishery
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.198363
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , bone mineral , osteopenia , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , type 2 diabetes mellitus , bone density , endocrinology , physics , optics
Diabetes is one of the world's biggest health problems and the disease affects almost all organ systems. The relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and bone mineral density (BMD) has been controversial. Early identification of reduction in bone mass in a diabetic patient may be helpful in preventing the bone loss and future fracture risks.