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Study finds why type 2 diabetes increases risk of fractures in older women

August 22, 2024

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Older women with type 2 diabetes may have a higher bone fracture risk. Beatrix Boros/Stocksy

People with type 2 diabetes are at risk of a number of complications, and this includes increased risk of fractures through falls.
Research into why has proved inconclusive as people with type 2 diabetes tend to have higher bone density.
A group of researchers from Sweden have shown that type 2 diabetes reduces physical function in older women, which could explain the higher rate of fractures in this…

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