Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: It has been shown that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) could affect bone metabolism through several mechanism and it may increases risk for osteoporosis. Glucose lowering therapies including metformin has also been reported to may effect on bone turnover. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of metformin therapy on bone resorption and formation markers in newly diagnosed patients with T2DM.Method/design: Study population consisted of 37...

Introduction: Increasing evidence suggesting an integral role of vitamin D in skeletal muscle function. The relationship between muscle strength and vitamin D status has been investigated to some degree in older populations, however there has been very little research in younger adult women. This study aims to measure the effects of vitamin D on handgrip strength in young adult women.Method: A total of 141 healthy women with mean age of 33.8±6.8 wer...