Bone & Joint

David Levy, MD, FRCP      Foot ulceration The ulcerated, infected and possibly gangrenous foot is a common reason for hospital admission. Anatomically, diabetic foot ulceration is restricted to the region distal to the ankle; proximal lesions are more likely ischemic, vasculitic, venous, or to have another underlying cause. Most ulcers are predominantly …

David Levy, MD, FRCP      Introduction The devastating consequences of diabetic neuropathy are seen every day both in hospital – more bed days are taken up with the consequences of diabetic foot ulceration than any other diabetic complication – and in primary care, where sensory symptoms, especially pain, and autonomic neuropathy, especially …

American Diabetes Association (ADA), American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) joint position statement…. There are four times the need for diabetes self-management education and support should be assessed: at diagnosis, annually, when there are new complications and during transitions of care. Research …

Trabecular bone score worsens in type 2 diabetes patients….

University of Missouri researchers have used adult bone marrow stem cells along with a novel anti-inflammatory drug to cure type 1 diabetes in mice….

Although many older diabetes patients have good bone density scores, they are as prone to fractures as people with osteoporosis.…

The popular diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia boost the risk of fracture in older women, according to findings from a new study that echo those of earlier research… 

The human skeleton plays an important role in regulating blood sugar and researchers, led by Columbia University Medical Center, have further illuminated how bone controls this process…. 

A Henry Ford Hospital study finds women with Type 2 diabetes who take a commonly prescribed class of medications called TZD’s to treat insulin resistance may be at a higher risk for developing bone fractures within 1 year of taking the medication.…

A research team led by a Michigan State University professor has discovered a link between diabetes and bone marrow nerve damage that may help treat one of the disease’s most common and potentially blindness-causing complications.