Type 2 Diabetes and Hip Fracture Risk and Disability:  Is More Physical Activity  Participation Indicated or Not?

Ray Marks 

OARC Clinical Research and Education Director, Ontario

Corresponding Author: Dr. Ray Marks, OARC Clinical Research and Education Director, Ontario L3T 5H3, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]

Received: August 29, 2026                                      Published: September 14, 2026

Citation: Marks R. Frailty, Type 2 Diabetes and Hip Fracture Risk and Disability: Is More Physical Activity Participation Indicated or Not?. Int J Complement Intern Med. 2026;7(1):535–546. DOI: 10.58349/IJCIM.1.7.2026.00174

Copyright: ©2026 Marks R. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and build upon your work non-commercially.

Abstract 

Type 2 diabetes, a predominantly adult form of this disabling health condition, is one that appears increasingly present among many older adults, who are also at high risk for falls and osteoporotic as well as non-osteoporotic disabling or life threatening primary as well as secondary fractures. This article summarizes pertinent findings regarding a role for physical activity in this regard and with respect to fractures that prevail at the hip joint. We conclude moderate lifelong physical activity participation holds promise as one of several lifestyle factors that can possibly reduce type 2 diabetes risk and severity, as well as falls and hip fracture risks. Public health messaging and opportunities to counter the sedentary, passive lifestyles of many, should prove helpful in multiple tangible respects. 

Keywords: Falls, Hip Fractures, Physical Activity, Older adults, Prevention, Type 2 Diabetes