Dr. Kathryn Boling of Mercy Personal Physicians at Lutherville Discusses How Diabetes May Increase Your Hip Fracture Risk

Studies show diabetes is associated with an increased risk of hip fractures.

According to Dr. Kathryn Boling, a family medicine specialist with Mercy Personal Physicians at Lutherville, uncontrolled blood sugar levels or years of insulin use can affect how hard the bone is and fracture can occur with a fall. To decrease your risk, Dr. Boling recommends getting your diabetes under control, eating a diet low in glucose and walking after your heaviest meal.

“The next thing you need to do is make sure your doctor is screening you for osteoporosis. And if you have neuropathy, you might have to be extra careful about how you are walking, where you place your feet, things like that,” Dr. Boling said.

During coronavirus, everybody with pre-diabetes or diabetes should be doing their very best to keep their blood sugars under control because people with underlying medical conditions are much more likely to get severe forms of COVID-19.

To view Mercy’s Dr. Kathryn Boling’s interview regarding diabetes and hip fractures, click here.