Limited joint mobility in children and adolescents with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Article Abstract:

Limited joint mobility (LJM) commonly develops in young patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Studies have shown that the prevalence of LJM ranges from 30 to 35 percent, although the relation between LJM and age, duration, and control of diabetes is not clear. It is suggested that patients with LJM have an increased risk of developing complications involving the small blood vessels. The prevalence of LJM and its association with certain factors including age, duration, and control of diabetes, were assessed in 70 children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, who varied in age from 8 to 17 years. LJM occurred in 31 percent of patients and 12 percent of 51 nondiabetic subjects, who were unrelated to the diabetic patients. The prevalence of LJM increased with age and duration of diabetes, and also tended to occur in patients with recently developed diabetes. This joint disorder was also more prevalent among children who had not reached puberty. There was no relation between LJM and short stature or control of diabetes. A better definition of LJM and staging of the disease process of LJM in diabetes are needed. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Joints, Joints (Anatomy), Demographic aspects, Juvenile diabetes, Diabetes in children

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Shoulder capsulitis in type I and II diabetic patients: association with diabetic complications and related diseases

Article Abstract:

An inflamed shoulder joint condition called shoulder capsulitis appears to be a common condition associated with diabetes. Doctors evaluated 291 patients with type I diabetes and 134 patients with type II diabetes for evidence of shoulder capsulitis, other joint function, and vessel diseases. Evaluations revealed that 10.3% of the patients with type I diabetes and 22.4% of the patients with type II diabetes also had shoulder capsulitis. Patients with shoulder capsulitis also were more likely to have had a heart attack, to be older, or to have had nerve damage.

Causes of, Risk factors, Inflammation, Range of motion, Diabetic neuropathies, Shoulder joint

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