I believe that many people are familiar with the term osteoporosis, indeed, osteoporosis is a high-incidence orthopedic disease, especially in the middle-aged and elderly groups are more common.
But in fact, in addition to the middle-aged and elderly groups, diabetic patients are also a high incidence of osteoporosis, and more than half of the diabetic patients in the clinic have osteoporosis problems.
So, why are diabetics prone to osteoporosis? And how to replenish bone? Today I will explain it to you in detail.
I. Why are diabetic patients susceptible to osteoporosis?
1. Insufficient protein synthesis
Insufficient insulin secretion in diabetic patients leads to inhibition of protein synthesis and a corresponding decrease in the body's protein content, which is one of the elements that make up bones.
If the protein in the body is insufficient, calcium, phosphorus and other trace elements are difficult to deposit in the bone tissue, more loss, less growth, a long time will naturally appear bone density decline symptoms, that is, commonly known as osteoporosis.
2. Calcium absorption is blocked
Kidney disease is a common complication of diabetes, once suffering from diabetic nephropathy, the body's transformation into vitamin D function will be affected, can not produce enough vitamin D, naturally will affect the absorption and utilization of calcium, so prone to osteoporosis problems.
3. Calcium loss is accelerated
Not only will calcium absorption and utilization be hindered, but the rate of calcium loss in diabetic patients will also accelerate. This is because the blood sugar level in diabetic patients is relatively high, resulting in an increase in the amount of urine, so it will accelerate the loss of calcium in the body.
In addition, because the daily diet of diabetic patients is strictly controlled, it is difficult to achieve a balanced and diversified diet, so it is very difficult to consume sufficient calcium through the daily diet. It is conceivable that on the one hand, calcium is rapidly lost, on the other hand, it cannot be replenished in time, and it will naturally get osteoporosis.
2. How should diabetic patients supplement their bones?
1. Control blood sugar
Diabetic patients want to prevent osteoporosis, and after finding that there is already osteoporosis problem, if you want to improve bone density and make up for the lost bone, you must first control your blood sugar level.
Only by controlling blood sugar can we alleviate the symptoms of diabetes from the root cause, correct the problem of abnormal metabolism in the body, and solve the problems of insufficient protein synthesis, blocked calcium absorption, and accelerated calcium loss.
2. Appropriate calcium supplementation
In order to prevent osteoporosis, diabetic patients should supplement calcium appropriately on the basis of controlling diet. The most efficient, but also the simplest way to supplement calcium is to drink milk, if drinking milk will cause gastrointestinal discomfort, then you can also change to drink soy milk or eat some soy products, you can also add calcium to the body.
3. Exercise appropriately
In order to control blood sugar levels, diabetics must appropriately strengthen exercise. Moreover, during exercise, repeated stimulation of bones can also promote the deposition of calcium and phosphorus in the bones, so as to make the bones stronger and effectively prevent bone density from decreasing.
In addition, outdoor exercise during the day and basking in the sun can also promote the synthesis of vitamin D and improve the absorption rate of calcium.
Affected by the combination of factors such as insufficient protein synthesis, blocked calcium absorption, and accelerated calcium loss, diabetics are prone to osteoporosis, so sugar friends must pay attention to preventing osteoporosis, controlling blood sugar, appropriately supplementing calcium through diet, and appropriately increasing the amount of outdoor exercise, so as to keep osteoporosis out.