PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Maria ED - Wendler, Fred TI - Differentiating and Treating Painful Musculoskeletal Complications Associated with Diabetes DP - 2014 Nov 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 30--32 VI - 14 IP - 26 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/26/30.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/26/30.full AB - The effect of diabetes on muscles, tendons, bones, and ligaments often goes unrecognized. This article describes a number of musculoskeletal complications and how they affect patient care and outcome in people with diabetes. These musculoskeletal complications, which can become painful and cause patients to alter their daily routines, have a higher prevalence among those with long-standing type 1 and type 2 diabetes.