People with diabetes or high blood sugar levels tend to have more harmful sugar-related proteins in their shoulder tendon tissue, which could make tendon damage worse.

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Influence of Diabetes-Induced Glycation and Oxidative Stress on the Human Rotator Cuff

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2022 Apr 8

The study looked at shoulder tissue from people with and without diabetes who had non-traumatic rotator cuff tears, and found more sugar-related damage in the tendons of those with diabetes, which supports the claim.

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Influence of Diabetes-Induced Glycation and Oxidative Stress on the Human Rotator Cuff

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DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040743

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