Health News from Medical News Today: Fracture Prediction Methods May Be Useful For Patients With Diabetes

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Fracture Prediction Methods May Be Useful For Patients With Diabetes 31 May 2011, 9:00 pm Use of established fracture prediction methods in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) found that scores from these methods were associated with hip and nonspine fracture risk, and a certain score associated with higher risk of fracture compared to persons without DM, according to a study in the June 1 issue of JAMA. Because patients with type 2 DM often have higher levels of bone mineral density (BMD), it has been uncertain the applicability of fracture risk screening methods typically used for patients with lower levels of BMD... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.