Thus far, only a few spine fracture cases related to severe nocturnal hypoglycemia
in type 1 diabetes patients have been reported. Due to the relatively young age of
these subjects, osteoporosis was not taken into consideration and bone mineral density
was not assessed.
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Publication History
Published online: January 06, 2014
Accepted:
December 28,
2013
Received in revised form:
December 26,
2013
Received:
December 18,
2013
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☆Conflict of interest: The authors have explicitly stated that there are no conflicts of interest in connection with this article.
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