Type 1 diabetes link to bone loss.

Australian Doctor,  September, 2005  

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by Jill Stein

ALMOST half of adults with type 1 diabetes have low bone mineral density, according to a study reported at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting held in Athens last week.

Rheumatologist Dr Heather McDonald-Blumer and colleagues from the University of Toronto in Canada presented results of a bone mineral density (BMD) assessment in adult type 1 diabetes patients from a large community diabetes practice.

Among 130 people who completed a BMD assessment, 40% had a T score of less than -1.0 in at least one of three measured sites (femoral neck, ...

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