[BobL]

“Yet the precise mechanisms of disk degeneration remain unclear.”

So is it the high blood sugar, or the mega-dosing of Insulin, or both?

Be nice to know!

[KobraKai]

Being overweight is hard on the back. Duh.

[mewzilla]

“Yet the precise mechanisms of disk degeneration remain unclear.”

Now, that is really interesting, isn't it.

Soynds like they can't rule out excess weight being responsible.

And if excess weight plays a part, why limit the warning to Type 2 diabetics...?

[spankalib]

It’s a plausible theory that because high blood sugar causes blood to be the consistency of ketchup, the discs don’t get the (micro)circulation they need, and hence, degenerate.