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What People With Diabetes Need To Know About Osteoporosis an advocate share your story donate resources conditions osteoporosis diabetes copd neuropathy arthritis parkinson’s other conditions content an advocate diabetes osteoporosis share your story donate resources conditions osteoporosis diabetes copd neuropathy arthritis parkinson’s other conditions content Context: both type 2 diabetes (t2d) and osteoporosis are affected by aging and quite often coexist. furthermore, the fracture risk in patients with t2d is increased. People with type 1 diabetes tend to have a lower bone density and hence at an increased risk of osteoporosis, a condition resulting in weakened bones. osteoporosis is believed to affect around 3 million people in the uk. our bones weaken as we get older but some factors can speed up the loss of bone density. Osteoporosis is a disease that often can be prevented. if undetected, it can progress for many years without symptoms until a fracture occurs. diabetes oste...