Frozen shoulder, a condition that can impact people with diabetes, happens when the tissue around the joint gets thick and tight.

Health experts say frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, is a condition involving pain and stiffness in your shoulder joint.

Studies also show that about 10 to 20% of people with diabetes will experience a frozen shoulder at some point.

"When people get this, they have a tremendous amount of pain from it," sports medicine orthopedic surgeon Dr. Randy Schwartzberg said. "Typically, in the front of the shoulder, and then they actually start to lose motion. They actually can't move the shoulder through their full range of motion."

Studies show frozen shoulder affects about two to five percent of the population, and the average age people may get it

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