Diabetes

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem worldwide. It is a clinical entity associated with a large number of complications such as nephropathy, retinopathy, autonomic neuropathy, heart disease, stroke, and musculoskeletal diseases (stiff hand syndrome, various types of tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and Dupuytren’s contracture) [1-3]. Attar [3] believes that musculoskeletal manifestations occur in 18 % of adult diabetic patients; Cagliero et al. [4] retain that these disorders are present in almost 40 % of cases. Although musculoskeletal manifestations are more common in patients with type I than type II diabetes, type of diabetes is not associated with hand and shoulder syndromes after adjusting for duration of diabetes [4].