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Diabetics break bones easily – new research is figuring out why their bones are so fragile

  • Written by Lamya Karim, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Poor bone health is on the list of problems associated with diabetes.Nngkhray Kracang Chay / EyeEm via Getty Images

A person with Type 2 diabetes is three times more likely to break a bone than a nondiabetic. Since the number of people with diabetes is increasing rapidly in the United States, skeletal fragility in patients with Type 2 diabetes is a...

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