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Abstract

Diabetic patients are at risk of osteoporosis and its complications. The present study was designed and conducted with the aim of investigating bone density in type 1 diabetic patients. Due to the lack of insulin in type 1 diabetes, these patients are prone to osteoporotic fractures, which should be detected and treated early to prevent further complications. The present study was a descriptive-analytical study that was conducted on 50 diabetic patients referred to Ali Asghar Zahedan Clinic.   software SPSS version 22 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA)  were used to analyze the data. The average age of the participants was 12.58 ± 3.35 years. Bone mass status was reported in 30% of low bone mass patients and 48% of osteoporosis. Bone mass status had a statistically significant difference with age and duration of diabetes, and it did not have a statistically significant difference with gender and HbA1c variables. A high percentage of patients with type 1 diabetes had low bone mass and osteoporosis. It does not seem that HbA1c as a measure of blood sugar control is related to BMD, also the decrease in bone density in type 1 diabetes patients with lower hips showed that BMD may decrease relatively early in the course of the disease.

Keywords: Bone density, Type 1 diabetes, Blood sugar.HBA1C