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Question of the Week | Indications for DXA Assessment of Bone Mineral Density

Question of the Week Diabetes Education Services

According to the 2026 ADA Standards of Care, what individuals should be recommended to have a bone density evaluation using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to evaluate for bone loss?

  1. A 67-year-old female living with frequent falls and no bone fractures. She is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, taking only metformin, with a bone density test 1 year ago that was normal.
  2. A 49-year-old premenopausal woman with prediabetes who has a low vitamin D level but no history of bone fracture.
  3. A 59-year-old male living with type 2 diabetes, taking pioglitazone, and whose A1c is 8.7%.
  4. A 43-year-old man living with type 2 diabetes for five years, taking metformin and an SGLT2 inhibitor, without diabetes related complications, but did break his arm as a child.

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