Patient's question:
Does type 2 diabetes cause osteoporosis? What are the factors or causes? How is it treated? Please provide detailed information. I want to analyze the process and find a way to cure it.Doctor's answer:
In the human body, about 99% of calcium, 85% of phosphorus, and 50% of magnesium are stored in bones. Magnesium is the second most abundant mineral in the body after calcium, sodium, and potassium. In adults, about half of magnesium is found in the cortical bone, existing in the form of magnesium phosphate and magnesium carbonate. Low blood magnesium is often accompanied by low blood calcium. Low magnesium levels can stimulate the parathyroid glands, leading to increased secretion of parathyroid hormone and exacerbating osteoporosis.Advice: Diabetics, due to excessive diuresis, may experience significant loss of calcium and magnesium through urine, increased bone resorption, and consequently osteoporosis. X-ray images may show thinning of the bone cortex, thinning and reduced number of trabeculae, particularly transverse trabeculae, making longitudinal trabeculae more prominent. When osteoporosis is observed on X-rays, the mineral content in the bones has decreased to 30%–50% or more compared to that of healthy individuals.