Effect of oral hypoglycaemic agents on bone metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus & occurrence of osteoporosis

Background & objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is considered to be a protective factor against development of osteoporosis. But oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHA) are likely to increase the risk of osteoporosis. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of various OHA on bone mine...

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Main Authors: B Siddhartha Kumar, A Ravisankar, Alladi Mohan, D Prabath Kumar, D T Katyarmal, Alok Sachan, KVS Sarma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2015;volume=141;issue=4;spage=431;epage=437;aulast=Kumar