Fracture Risk In Patient With Diabetes: Is There Any Correlation Between The Two?

Synopsis Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is associated with an increased risk of fractures. The impact of glycemic control on the risk of fracture is however not well understood. The present study aims to understand the relationship between glycemic control and the risk of fracture in patients with diabetes mellitus. This week's  'MED FACT'  discusses a clinical trial from The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology And Metabolism, “ Association between glycemic control and risk of fracture in diabetic patients: A nested case-control study ” , 2019.

Authors : Janina Vavanikunnel, Sarah Charlier, Claudia Becker, et al. Key Takeaways Poor glycemic control increases the risk of fracture in T1DM but not in T2DM patients. Objective Study Type Participants To Investigate Fracture Risk For Patient With Varied Glycemic Control In DM Nested Case-Control Study 47,604 What Was the need of the study? The study…