Hey Jenny,
I don't know if mastopathy was the official diagnosis, but I went in for my yearly appt, nurse felt some lumps and sent me for an ultrasound. They couldn't see anything because my breasts were too dense, so I had a mammogram that same day. Again, they couldn't see anything. Then I went for an MRI. Nothing to be concerned with, just very dense, but they still did a biopsy in each breast. Everything came back normal.
The doctor kept telling me I had very dense breasts and that it's not uncommon for diabetics to have this. I never reported the "lumps" as I thought since they are about the exact on both sides and I thought it was normal. I also was told, no big deal, just keep up with monthly self-exams and yearly physical ones, along with the mammograms.
I was unable to locate any info online either. The few things I read were, yes, diabetics can sometimes develop dense breasts. That's about it.
I do have a co-worker that went through the same thing, dense breast tissue, even had a reduction done, and she is perfectly healthy - and she's not a diabetic. So I have no idea why it happens.
Sorry I can't be of much informational help, but I just thought you'd like to know you aren't the only one who has been through this... maybe someday we'll get an answer.
Jen ☺
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