The Department of Endocrinology, 
Osteoporosis and diabetes: The dual pandemics.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital & BRIDE, Karnal, India.
- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Bhaktivedanta Hospital and Research Institute, Mumbai.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore (TN) -632004, India, and Non Communicable Disease Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia..
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 72 · Issue 8 · pp. 1663-1664
PMID 36280942 DOI 10.47391/jpma.22-86
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Ameya Joshi, Nitin Kapoor. Osteoporosis and diabetes: The dual pandemics. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2022;72(8):1663-1664. doi:10.47391/jpma.22-86
Abstract
Bone health is an important, but neglected aspect of diabetes care. People with type 1 diabetes are known to have a lower bone mineral density (BMD), which put them at a greater risk of osteoporosis and fractures. While BMD in those with type 2 diabetes is often misleading, multiple factors operate to increase the risk of falls and fractures in them. This article provides an overview of osteoporosis in diabetes. It proposes a LEMON mnemonic to understand the multifaceted aspects of bone care.
Keywords
- Bone health
- FRAX
- osteopenia
- osteoporosis
- Vitamin D.
