How diabetes damages muscles and bones in nerve disease

Researchers want to understand how type 2 diabetes affects muscle fiber structure, especially when nerve damage (called diabetic peripheral neuropathy) is also present. This observational study will compare muscle and bone health in three groups: people with diabetes and nerve damage, people with diabetes without nerve damage, and healthy people. By studying these differences, scientists hope to better understand why some people with diabetes develop complications affecting their muscles and bones.

Nerve damage from diabetes is common and serious, but we still don't fully understand how it affects muscle structure and strength. This study aims to fill that gap by examining the muscle fibers of people with diabetes-related nerve damage, which could eventually lead to better treatments or ways to prevent muscle loss.