Bone development ‘abnormal’ in teens with type 1 diabetes

Routine assessment of BMD should be considered in this population, paediatric endocrinologists suggest
Clare Pain
teenage girl having bone scan

Type 1 diabetes is associated with abnormal bone development in formative years, Australian physicians say after conducting a systematic review.

Their finding supports consideration of routine assessment of bone mineral density (BMD) in older children with the disease, they say.