Knowing the Link
Mara Schwartz knows firsthand what it’s like living with diabetes and losing bone strength. Thirty-three years ago, during her senior year in high school, Schwartz was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Schwartz discovered the connection between diabetes and bone loss on her own as a nurse and later on as a certified diabetes educator (CDE).
After a double mastectomy and hysterectomy, she was diagnosed with osteopenia, a condition that occurs when
