Title: New Insights into Skeletal Fragility in Type 1 Diabetes
Description: Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. Previous research has demonstrated that children with type 1 diabetes suffer from low bone mineral density. This talk will shed light on new knowledge in regards to the bone health of children living with type 1 diabetes
Learning Objectives:
- To understand that skeletal fragility is one of the many complications of type 1 diabetes
- To describe the biomechanical underpinnings of fracture risk in type 1 diabetes
- To evaluate potential pathophysiologic mechanisms leading to fracture risk in type 1 diabetes.
Speaker: Dr. Deborah Mitchell, Associate Program Director, Pediatric Endocrine, MGHfC