Similarity of the gastrointestinal mechanisms underlying the development of osteoporosis and diabetes mellitus

There is an annual increase in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Consequently, the number of patients with complications of diabetes mellitus is also increasing – diabetic polyneuropathy, osteoporosis (OP), etc. Diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis have many common pathogenetic links, especially from the gastrointestinal tract and the hepatobiliary system. Timely early initiation of therapeutic and preventive measures helps to prevent the development of complications in the form of fractures in patients with diabetoporosis and OP and DM. The selection of adequate hypoglycemic therapy is impossible without meticulous self-monitoring and assessment of glycemia. The choice of a blood glucose meter is an important part of the therapeutic training and treatment of a patient with diabetes mellitus, both in the initial stages and in the presence of complications.