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Diabetic Bone Pain

Diabetics are prone to bone pain that may be caused by a number of different disorders. The relationship between diabetes and bone problems is not fully understood but may be related to nerve damage and circulation problems.

  1. Osteoporosis

    • Bone fractures and breaks are commonly associated with osteoporosis, which has a greater rate of incidence in people with type 1 diabetes.

    Osteoarthritis

    • Joint pain caused by the breakdown of cartilage is the principle symptom of osteoarthritis. According to the Mayo Clinic, there is a higher incidence of osteoarthritis in people with type 2 diabetes, although there is some question whether the osteoarthritis is related to diabetes or to obesity that often accompanies diabetes.

    Charcot's Joint

    • Charcot's joint disorder is sometimes called diabetic osteoarthropathy and may affect up to 15 percent of people with diabetes. It is most common in type 1 diabetics with nerve damage. Symptoms include pain in the joints of the feet.

    Forestier Disease

    • Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), also known as forestier disease, is associated with type 2 diabetes. Common symptoms include stiffness of the neck and back.

    Osteomyeliitis

    • Osteomyelitis is a bone infection that can be accompanied with severe pain. These infections can occur in the area of an open wound. Wounds of diabetics heal slower and may increase the incidence of osteomyelitis.

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