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Srinivasan S, Pritchard N, Sampson GP, Edwards K, Vagenas D, Russell AW, Malik RA, Efron N. Focal loss volume of ganglion cell complex in diabetic neuropathy. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 99:526-534. [DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Sangeetha Srinivasan
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia,
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia,
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia,
- Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia,
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia,
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia,
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia,
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia,
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, UK,
- Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar,
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia,
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Purohit S, Tran PMH, Tran LKH, Satter KB, He M, Zhi W, Bai S, Hopkins D, Gardiner M, Wakade C, Bryant J, Bernard R, Morgan J, Bode B, Reed JC, She JX. Serum Levels of Inflammatory Proteins Are Associated With Peripheral Neuropathy in a Cross-Sectional Type-1 Diabetes Cohort. Front Immunol 2021; 12:654233. [PMID: 33868296 PMCID: PMC8044415 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.654233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Chronic low-grade inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of type-1 diabetes (T1D) and its complications. In this cross-section study design, we investigated association between serum levels of soluble cytokine receptors with presence of peripheral neuropathy in 694 type-1 diabetes patients. Sex, age, blood pressure, smoking, alcohol intake, HbA1c and lipid profile, presence of DPN (peripheral and autonomic), retinopathy and nephropathy was obtained from patient’s chart. Measurement of soluble cytokine receptors, markers of systemic and vascular inflammation was done using multiplex immunoassays. Serum levels were elevated in in DPN patients, independent of gender, age and duration of diabetes. Crude odds ratios were significantly associated with presence of DPN for 15/22 proteins. The Odds ratio (OR) remained unchanged for sTNFRI (1.72, p=0.00001), sTNFRII (1.45, p=0.0027), sIL2Rα (1.40, p=0.0023), IGFBP6 (1.51, p=0.0032) and CRP (1.47, p=0.0046) after adjusting for confounding variables, HbA1C, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Further we showed risk of DPN is associated with increase in serum levels of sTNFRI (OR=11.2, p<10), sIL2Rα (8.69, p<10-15), sNTFRII (4.8, p<10-8) and MMP2 (4.5, p<10-5). We combined the serum concentration using ridge regression, into a composite score, which can stratify the DPN patients into low, medium and high-risk groups. Our results here show activation of inflammatory pathway in DPN patients, and could be a potential clinical tool to identify T1D patients for therapeutic intervention of anti-inflammatory therapies.
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- Sharad Purohit
- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.,Department of Undergraduate Health Professionals, College of Allied Health Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Atlanta Diabetes Associates, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Southeastern Endocrine & Diabetes, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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Tang V, Symons RCA, Guest D, McKendrick AM. An overview of optometrists' diabetic retinopathy practice patterns - a cross-sectional survey. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2021; 41:885-895. [PMID: 33682935 DOI: 10.1111/opo.12798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Contemporary eye care increasingly recommends the use of advanced retinal imaging technology. Anecdotal evidence suggests that this equipment is widely available in primary eye care settings; however, knowledge regarding how optometrists use this equipment in the context of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is limited. This study aimed to obtain a current overview of optometrists' clinical practice behaviours in the detection, screening, diagnosis and management of patients with diabetes. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was designed to evaluate optometrists' self-reported clinical practice patterns and perceptions, as well as the availability and impact of retinal imaging equipment specific to DR and diabetic macular oedema (DMO) on optometrists' clinical practice. The survey invited participation from all optometrists practising in Australia. RESULTS One hundred and sixty-seven optometrists participated. Optometrists' self-reported confidence in assessing DR and DMO was high. Optometrists' referral patterns considered the severity of DR and DMO before initiating referral to secondary ophthalmology care. Nearly all optometrists (98.8%) indicated that they had some form of retinal imaging equipment available to them in clinical practice. An optical coherence tomography (OCT) device was available to 75.5% of optometrists. A significant association between having an OCT device in the practice and higher self-reported confidence levels in the assessment of DMO was found. CONCLUSIONS Many optometrists are well equipped with sophisticated retinal imaging technology for the provision of high-quality eye care. Enhancing optometric training and education programmes can maximise the community benefit of access to this equipment and improve delivery of eye care in the community.
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- Vanessa Tang
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Akinci G, Savelieff MG, Gallagher G, Callaghan BC, Feldman EL. Diabetic neuropathy in children and youth: New and emerging risk factors. Pediatr Diabetes 2021; 22:132-147. [PMID: 33205601 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Pediatric neuropathy attributed to metabolic dysfunction is a well-known complication in children and youth with type 1 diabetes. Moreover, the rise of obesity and in particular of type 2 diabetes may cause an uptick in pediatric neuropathy incidence. However, despite the anticipated increase in neuropathy incidence, pathogenic insights and strategies to prevent or manage neuropathy in the setting of diabetes and obesity in children and youth remain unknown. Data from adult studies and available youth cohort studies are providing an initial understanding of potential diagnostic, management, and preventative measures in early life. This review discusses the current state of knowledge emanating from these efforts, with particular emphasis on the prevalence, clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches and considerations, and risk factors of neuropathy in type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and youth. Also highlighted are current management strategies and recommendations for neuropathy in children and youth with diabetes. This knowledge, along with continued and sustained emphasis on identifying and eliminating modifiable risk factors, completing randomized controlled trials to assess effectiveness of strategies like weight loss and exercise, and enhancing awareness to support early detection and prevention, are pertinent to addressing the rising incidence of neuropathy associated with diabetes and obesity in children and youth.
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- Gulcin Akinci
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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de Oliveira Lima RA, Piemonte GA, Nogueira CR, Dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira V. Efficacy of exercise on balance, fear of falling, and risk of falls in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. ARCHIVES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM 2021; 65:198-211. [PMID: 33905633 PMCID: PMC10065320 DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus. Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of exercise interventions in DPN patients from randomized controlled trials. The primary outcomes were the risk of falls, fear of falling, balance and quality of life. Two reviewers independently selected studies from Embase, Medline, LILACS, CENTRAL, and PEDro. They assessed the risk of bias and extracted data from the trials. The relative risk (RR) and the differences between means (MD) were calculated with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and used as the effect size. We used a random-effects model to pool results across studies, and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system to evaluate the certainty of evidence. Eight trials were included. No clear effect was observed in the risk of falls (RR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.41 to 2.09, 79 participants, 1 trial, low-certainty evidence). Regarding fear of falling, using the Falls Efficacy Scale, a small difference in favor of the intervention was observed (MD: -2.42, 95%, CI: -4.7 to -0.15, 3 trials, 185 participants, low-certainty evidence). The meta-analysis of balance using the unipedal stance test showed a small difference in favor of the intervention. One study evaluated quality of life, and in the mental score there was a MD in favor of the intervention. In DPN patients, a combination of gait, balance, and functional training improved balance, the fear of falling, quality of life in the mental score, but not the risk of falls.
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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Casadei G, Filippini M, Brognara L. Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a Biomarker for Diabetic Foot Peripheral Neuropathy. Diseases 2021; 9:16. [PMID: 33671807 PMCID: PMC8006047 DOI: 10.3390/diseases9010016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is known to predict foot ulceration, lower-extremity amputation and mortality. Patients with diabetes mellitus have a predisposition toward developing chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and this may also facilitate the formation of diabetic foot and cutaneous impairment, which are considered one of the most serious impairments of diabetes mellitus, with a prevalence of 4-10% in this population. Biomarkers research provides opportunities for the early diagnosis of these complications for specific treatments useful to prevent amputation and, therefore, physical inability and mental disturbance. The recent literature has suggested that glycemic levels may be a novel factor in the pathogenesis of diabetic foot complications and is an important mediator of axonal dysfunction. The aim of this systematic literary review is to determine whether hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is a positive predictor for diabetic foot peripheral neuropathy and its complications, such as foot cutaneous impairments. There is a lack of consensus regarding the effect of glycemic variability on diabetic foot peripheral neuropathy, unlike other complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy or micro/macrovascular pathology Methods: Relevant articles were searched in the Medline database using PubMed and Scopus and relevant keywords. The primary search terms used were "glycated hemoglobin" OR "HbA1c" AND "diabetic neuropathies" AND "Foot". RESULTS A number of articles (336) were initially identified while searching the scientific literature regarding this topic, and 32 articles were selected and included in this review. CONCLUSIONS This review highlights the role of HbA1c in diabetic foot peripheral neuropathy. Biomarkers play an important role in the decision-making process, and HbA1c levels are extensively used for diabetic foot clinical outcomes and settings, but biomarker research in diabetic foot peripheral neuropathy is in its infancy and will require careful attention to a number of factors and associations, since the consequences of DPN also include neurological alterations. HbA1c is an accurate and easy-to-administer test and can be an effective biomarker in establishing the diagnosis of diabetes, but future research should focus on standardizing the HbA1c level and selecting which DPN value and its correlated complications, such as foot cutaneous impairments, are the most informative.
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- Giulia Casadei
- Medical Clinic of Doctor Accorsi, Via della Ghisiliera 5, 40123 Bologna, Italy; (G.C.); (M.F.)
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- Medical Clinic of Doctor Accorsi, Via della Ghisiliera 5, 40123 Bologna, Italy; (G.C.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Science, University of Bologna, Via Ugo Foscolo 7, 40123 Bologna, Italy
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The current burden of diabetic foot disease. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2021; 17:88-93. [PMID: 33680841 PMCID: PMC7919962 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2021.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neuropathy and ischaemia are two great pathologies of the diabetic foot which lead to the characteristic features of foot ulceration (neuropathic and ischaemic) and Charcot neuroarthropathy. These can be complicated by infection and eventually may result in amputation (minor or major) and increased mortality. All of these features contribute to considerable clinical and economic burden. Peripheral nerves in the lower limbs are susceptible to different types of damage in patients with diabetes leading to distinctive syndromes. These include symmetrical sensory neuropathy associated with autonomic neuropathy, which advances gradually, and acutely painful neuropathies and mononeuropathies which have a rather acute presentation but usually recover. Ischaemia in the form of peripheral arterial disease is an important contributor to the burden of the diabetic foot. The incidence of atherosclerotic disease is raised in patients with diabetes and its natural history is accelerated. Diabetes causes severe and diffuse disease below-the knee. The lifetime risk of developing a diabetic foot ulcer is between 19% and 34%. Recurrence is common after initial healing; approximately 40% of patients have a recurrence within 1 year after ulcer healing, almost 60% within 3 years, and 65% within 5 years. Charcot neuroarthropathy is characterised by bone and joint destruction on the background of a neuropathy. Its prevalence in diabetes varies from 0.1% to 8%. Infection develops in 50%-60% of ulcers and is the principal pathology that damages diabetic feet. Approximately 20% of moderate or severe diabetic foot infections result in lower extremity amputations. The incidence of osteomyelitis is about 20% of diabetic foot ulcers. Every 20 s a lower limb is amputated due to complications of diabetes. Of all the lower extremity amputations in persons with diabetes, 85% are preceded by a foot ulcer. The mortality at 5 years for an individual with a diabetic foot ulcer is 2.5 times as high as the risk for an individual with diabetes who does not have a foot ulcer. The economic burden exacted on health care systems is considerable and includes direct and indirect costs, with loss of personal earnings and burden to carers. The diabetic foot is a significant contributor to the global burden of disability and reduces the quality of life. It remains a considerable public health problem.
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Baum P, Koj S, Klöting N, Blüher M, Classen J, Paeschke S, Gericke M, Toyka KV, Nowicki M, Kosacka J. Treatment-Induced Neuropathy in Diabetes (TIND)-Developing a Disease Model in Type 1 Diabetic Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22041571. [PMID: 33557206 PMCID: PMC7913916 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Treatment-induced neuropathy in diabetes (TIND) is defined by the occurrence of an acute neuropathy within 8 weeks of an abrupt decrease in glycated hemoglobin-A1c (HbA1c). The underlying pathogenic mechanisms are still incompletely understood with only one mouse model being explored to date. The aim of this study was to further explore the hypothesis that an abrupt insulin-induced fall in HbA1c may be the prime causal factor of developing TIND. BB/OKL (bio breeding/OKL, Ottawa Karlsburg Leipzig) diabetic rats were randomized in three groups, receiving insulin treatment by implanted subcutaneous osmotic insulin pumps for 3 months, as follows: Group one received 2 units per day; group two 1 unit per day: and group three 1 unit per day in the first month, followed by 2 units per day in the last two months. We serially examined blood glucose and HbA1c levels, motor- and sensory/mixed afferent conduction velocities (mNCV and csNCV) and peripheral nerve morphology, including intraepidermal nerve fiber density and numbers of Iba-1 (ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1) positive macrophages in the sciatic nerve. Only in BB/OKL rats of group three, with a rapid decrease in HbA1c of more than 2%, did we find a significant decrease in mNCV in sciatic nerves (81% of initial values) after three months of treatment as compared to those group three rats with a less marked decrease in HbA1c <2% (mNCV 106% of initial values, p ≤ 0.01). A similar trend was observed for sensory/mixed afferent nerve conduction velocities: csNCV were reduced in BB/OKL rats with a rapid decrease in HbA1c >2% (csNCV 90% of initial values), compared to those rats with a mild decrease <2% (csNCV 112% of initial values, p ≤ 0.01). Moreover, BB/OKL rats of group three with a decrease in HbA1c >2% showed significantly greater infiltration of macrophages by about 50% (p ≤ 0.01) and a decreased amount of calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) positive nerve fibers as compared to the animals with a milder decrease in HbA1c. We conclude that a mild acute neuropathy with inflammatory components was induced in BB/OKL rats as a consequence of an abrupt decrease in HbA1c caused by high-dose insulin treatment. This experimentally induced neuropathy shares some features with TIND in humans and may be further explored in studies into the pathogenesis and treatment of TIND.
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- Petra Baum
- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (P.B.); (S.K.); (J.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (P.B.); (S.K.); (J.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 21, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (N.K.); (M.B.)
- Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), Helmholtz Zentrum München, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 27, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 21, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (N.K.); (M.B.)
- Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), Helmholtz Zentrum München, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 27, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (P.B.); (S.K.); (J.C.)
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 13, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (S.P.); (M.N.)
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Halle, Große Steinstraße 52, D-06108 Halle, Germany;
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- Department of Neurology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 11, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany;
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 13, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (S.P.); (M.N.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 21, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (N.K.); (M.B.)
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Halle, Große Steinstraße 52, D-06108 Halle, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-341-9713405
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the serum lipid profile in prediction of diabetic neuropathy. Sci Rep 2021; 11:499. [PMID: 33436718 PMCID: PMC7804465 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79276-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Whether the lipid profile in diabetic patients is associated with diabetic neuropathy (DN) development remains ambiguous, as does the predictive value of serum lipid levels in the risk of DN. Here, we performed the first meta-analysis designed to investigate the relationship between DN and the serum levels of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL). Candidate studies were comprehensively identified by searching PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases up to May 2020. Observational methodological meta-analysis was conducted to assess the relationships of TG, TC, HDL, and LDL levels with DN. Changes in blood lipids were used to estimate the effect size. The results were pooled using a random-effects or fixed-effects model. Potential sources of heterogeneity were explored by subgroup analysis. Various outcomes were included, and statistical analyses were performed using STATA (Version 12.0). Mean differences (MDs) and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) was applied to assess the methodological quality. I2 statistics were calculated to evaluate statistical heterogeneity. Funnel plots were utilized to test for publication bias. A sensitivity analysis was performed by omitting each study one by one. Thirty-nine clinical trials containing 32,668 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The results demonstrated that DN patients showed higher TG and lower HDL levels (MD = 0.34, 95% CI: 0.20–0.48 for TG; MD = -0.05, 95% CI: -0.08–-0.02, I2 = 81.3% for HDL) than controls. Subgroup analysis showed that patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) neuropathy had elevated TG levels in their serum (MD = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.16–0.35,I2 = 64.4% for T1DM). However, only patients with T1DM neuropathy had reduced serum HDL levels, and there was no significant difference in serum HDL levels between patients with T2DM neuropathy and controls (MD = -0.07, 95% CI: -0.10–-0.03, I2 = 12.4% for T1DM; MD = -0.02, 95% CI: -0.07–0.03, I2 = 80.2% for T2DM). TC and LDL levels were not significantly different between DN patients and controls (MD = -0.03, 95% CI: -0.14–0.09, I2 = 82.9% for TC; MD = -0.00, 95% CI: -0.08–0.08, I2 = 78.9% for LDL). In addition, compared with mild or painless DN patients, those with moderate or severe pain DN pain had significantly reduced serum TC and LDL levels (MD = -0.31, 95% CI: -0.49–-0.13, I2 = 0% for TC; MD = -0.19, 95% CI: -0.32–-0.08, I2 = 0% for LDL). TG levels and HDL levels did not vary considerably between patients with mild or painless DN and those with moderate or severe DN pain patients (MD = 0.12, 95% CI: -0.28–0.51, I2 = 83.2% for TG; MD = -0.07, 95% CI:-0.14–0.01, I2 = 58.8% for HDL). Furthermore, people with higher TG and LDL levels had higher risk of DN (OR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.20–1.54, I2 = 86.1% for TG and OR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.02–1.19, I2 = 17.8% for LDL). Conversely, high serum HDL levels reduced the risk of DN (OR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.75–0.96, I2 = 72.6%), while TC levels made no significant difference with the risk of DN (OR = 1.02, 95% CI: 1.00–1.04, I2 = 84.7%). This meta-analysis indicated that serum lipid profile changes are among the biological characteristics of DN. Lipid levels should be explored as routine laboratory markers for predicting the risk of DN, as they will help clinicians choose appropriate therapies, and thus optimize the use of available resources.
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Carmichael J, Fadavi H, Ishibashi F, Shore AC, Tavakoli M. Advances in Screening, Early Diagnosis and Accurate Staging of Diabetic Neuropathy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:671257. [PMID: 34122344 PMCID: PMC8188984 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.671257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The incidence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is among the most distressing and costly of all the chronic complications of diabetes and is a cause of significant disability and poor quality of life. This incurs a significant burden on health care costs and society, especially as these young people enter their peak working and earning capacity at the time when diabetes-related complications most often first occur. DPN is often asymptomatic during the early stages; however, once symptoms and overt deficits have developed, it cannot be reversed. Therefore, early diagnosis and timely intervention are essential to prevent the development and progression of diabetic neuropathy. The diagnosis of DPN, the determination of the global prevalence, and incidence rates of DPN remain challenging. The opinions vary about the effectiveness of the expansion of screenings to enable early diagnosis and treatment initiation before disease onset and progression. Although research has evolved over the years, DPN still represents an enormous burden for clinicians and health systems worldwide due to its difficult diagnosis, high costs related to treatment, and the multidisciplinary approach required for effective management. Therefore, there is an unmet need for reliable surrogate biomarkers to monitor the onset and progression of early neuropathic changes in DPN and facilitate drug discovery. In this review paper, the aim was to assess the currently available tests for DPN's sensitivity and performance.
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- Josie Carmichael
- Diabetes and Vascular Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research, Exeter Clinical Research Facility, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Group, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Internal Medicine, Ishibashi Medical and Diabetes Centre, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Diabetes and Vascular Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research, Exeter Clinical Research Facility, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes and Vascular Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research, Exeter Clinical Research Facility, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Blood-Nerve Barrier (BNB) Pathology in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and In Vitro Human BNB Model. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010062. [PMID: 33374622 PMCID: PMC7793499 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), metabolic disorder by hyperglycemia progresses in peripheral nerves. In addition to the direct damage to peripheral neural axons, the homeostatic mechanism of peripheral nerves is disrupted by dysfunction of the blood–nerve barrier (BNB) and Schwann cells. The disruption of the BNB, which is a crucial factor in DPN development and exacerbation, causes axonal degeneration via various pathways. Although many reports revealed that hyperglycemia and other important factors, such as dyslipidemia-induced dysfunction of Schwann cells, contributed to DPN, the molecular mechanisms underlying BNB disruption have not been sufficiently elucidated, mainly because of the lack of in vitro studies owing to difficulties in establishing human cell lines from vascular endothelial cells and pericytes that form the BNB. We have developed, for the first time, temperature-sensitive immortalized cell lines of vascular endothelial cells and pericytes originating from the BNB of human sciatic nerves, and we have elucidated the disruption to the BNB mainly in response to advanced glycation end products in DPN. Recently, we succeeded in developing an in vitro BNB model to reflect the anatomical characteristics of the BNB using cell sheet engineering, and we established immortalized cell lines originating from the human BNB. In this article, we review the pathologic evidence of the pathology of DPN in terms of BNB disruption, and we introduce the current in vitro BNB models.
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Hu Hanquan A, Teo Li Wen MR. Prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary referral centre in Singapore. PROCEEDINGS OF SINGAPORE HEALTHCARE 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/2010105820978993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: There is a lack of data regarding prevalence estimates of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in Singapore. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of DPN and risk factors in patients who present to a diabetic foot screening clinic and are considered low to medium risk in developing foot complications due to their type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: A one-year retrospective analysis was conducted at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. Patients who underwent diabetic foot screening and endocrinologist review in the Diabetes and Endocrinology Specialist Outpatient Clinic during the period January 2019–December 2019 were included in this study. DPN was defined by the patient’s inability to detect ⩾1 out of 10 sites using the 10 g monofilament. Significantly associated risk factors with DPN were analysed using a multivariable logistic regression model. Results: Data from 479 patients were analysed. Prevalence of DPN was 28% (95% confidence interval (CI) 24.0–32.2). DPN was significantly associated with age >65 years (odds ratio (OR)=5.44, 95% CI 2.87–10.32), Indian ethnicity (OR=1.99, 95% CI 1.04–3.80), insulin use (OR=1.65, 95% CI 1.03– 2.64), diabetic retinopathy (OR=2.36, 95% CI 1.47–3.78) and stroke (OR=2.44, 95% CI 1.03–5.77). Conclusion: Prevalence of DPN in this study’s population sample was 28%, and the significant risk factors are age, Indian ethnicity, insulin use, diabetic retinopathy and stroke.
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- Arnold Hu Hanquan
- Podiatry Department, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Podiatry Department, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore
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Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Kalteniece A, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Alam U, Asghar O, Marshall A, Sankar A, Boulton AJM, Soran H, Efron N, Malik RA. Protection from neuropathy in extreme duration type 1 diabetes. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2020; 26:49-54. [PMID: 33236478 PMCID: PMC7983958 DOI: 10.1111/jns.12423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A proportion of individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus for more than 50 years (medallists) may be protected from developing nephropathy, retinopathy and neuropathy. Detailed neuropathy phenotyping was undertaken in a cohort of 33 medallists aged 63.7 ± 1.4 years with diabetes for 58.5 ± 0.8 years and HbA1c of 65.9 ± 2.1 mmol/mmol. Medallists had a significantly higher HbA1c (P < .001), lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (P = .005) and higher albumin creatinine excretion ratio (ACR) (P = .01), but a lower total cholesterol (P < .001), triacylglycerols (P = .001), low density lipoprotein‐cholesterol (P < .001) and higher high density lipoprotein‐cholesterol (P = .03), compared to controls. Twenty‐four percent of participants were identified as “escapers” without confirmed diabetic neuropathy. They had a lower neuropathy symptom profile (P = .002), vibration perception threshold (P = .02), warm threshold (P = .05), higher peroneal amplitude (P = .005), nerve conduction velocity (P = .03), heart rate variability (P = .001), corneal nerve fibre density (P = 0.001), branch density (P < .001) and length (P = .001), compared to medallists with diabetic neuropathy. Escapers had a shorter duration of diabetes (P = .006), lower alcohol consumption (P = .04), lower total cholesterol (P = .04) and LDL (P = .02), higher eGFR (P = .001) and lower ACR (P < .001). Patients with extreme duration diabetes without diabetic neuropathy have a comparable HbA1c, blood pressure and body mass index, but a more favourable lipid profile and consume less alcohol compared to those with diabetic neuropathy.
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- Shazli Azmi
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Diabetes & Endocrinology Research, Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and The Pain Research Institute, University of Liverpool and Liverpool University NHS Hospital Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Life course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.,Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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Simo N, Kuate-Tegueu C, Ngankou-Tchankeu S, Doumbe J, Maiga Y, Cesari M, Dartigues JF, Kengne AP, Tabue-Teguo M. Correlates of diabetic polyneuropathy of the elderly in Sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240602. [PMID: 33119646 PMCID: PMC7595408 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Diabetic polyneuropathy is associated with significant physical disability among older adults. However, their frequency and correlates are not well known in the older adults in Sub-Saharan-Africa. The objectives were to evaluate the hospital-based prevalence of diabetic polyneuropathy and identify its correlates in older adults. Methods Over a period of 5 months, a cross-sectional survey was carried out at Douala Laquintinie Hospital (DLH), a main reference hospital in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. Participants in our study group comprised all patients with type 2 diabetes, whatever the reason for their reporting to the hospital. Diabetic Polyneuropathy was defined according to a Diabetic Neuropathy Examination score > 3/16. Results A total of 159 older adults with diabetes were examined during this recruitment period, among whom 106 (66.7%) were women. The mean age was 68.3 ± 6.5 years. Diabetes median duration was 108 months. For all patients assessed using the Diabetic Neuropathy Examination score, polyneuropathy was reported in 31.4%; among them, polyneuropathy proved symptomatic in 78% of them. Correlates of polyneuropathy were glycated hemoglobin (p = 0.049), HIV infection (p = 0.031) and albuminuria (p< 0.001), even after adjustment for age, gender and duration of diabetes. Conclusion A third of older adults with diabetes who visited our hospital were diagnosed with prevalent diabetes-related polyneuropathy. It shows that early detection is required through routine screening and regular follow-up examinations in order to reduce the risk of disability and improve the quality of life in elderly diabetics.
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- Nadine Simo
- CHU de Guadeloupe, Equipe LAMIA, Université des Antilles, Fouillole, Guadeloupe
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- Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé 1, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Santé, Université des Montagnes, Bangangté, Cameroun
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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- Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Gabriel Toure (CHU), Bamako, Mali
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- Geriatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- South African Medical Research Council of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
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- CHU de Guadeloupe, Equipe LAMIA, Université des Antilles, Fouillole, Guadeloupe
- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Lu Y, Xing P, Cai X, Luo D, Li R, Lloyd C, Sartorius N, Li M. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients From 14 Countries: Estimates of the INTERPRET-DD Study. Front Public Health 2020; 8:534372. [PMID: 33194943 PMCID: PMC7606804 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.534372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aim: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common, severe microvascular complication of diabetes. Our study was to assess prevalence and risk factors for DPN in subjects with type 2 diabetes from 14 different countries. Methods: A total of 2,733 subjects with type 2 diabetes aged 18-65 years (45.3% men, mean duration of diabetes = 8.8 years) were included to perform this International Prevalence and Treatment of Diabetes and Depression (INTERPRET-DD) study in 14 countries. After a structured questionnaire was used in face-to-face interviews to collect sociodemographic characteristics and medical records of the participating subjects, laboratory tests were carried out for clinical measurement. Depressive symptoms were diagnosed and measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The potential risk factors for DPN were determined by multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression, accounting for clustering of participants within the country. Robustness of the estimates was assessed by sensitivity analysis. Results: The overall prevalence of DPN across different countries was 26.71%, whereas country-specific prevalences showed considerable variation. Multivariate analysis revealed that duration of diabetes (OR: 1.08 per 1-year increase, 95% CI: 1.06-1.09), poor glycemic control (OR: 1.11 per 1% increase in HbA1c, 95% CI: 1.05-1.18), and history of hypertension (OR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.18-2.12), cardiovascular disease (OR: 2.07, 95% CI: 1.55-2.78) and depressive symptoms (OR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.43-2.58) were independently and positively associated with the risk of DPN. Sensitivity analyses including or excluding patients from countries with extreme low or high prevalence of DPN yielded similar estimates in terms of trend and magnitude. Conclusions: This international study illustrates that more than a quarter of individuals with type 2 diabetes developed DPN. The prevalence was positively associated with the duration of diabetes, poor glycemic control, and history of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and depressive symptoms.
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- Yanhui Lu
- School of Nursing, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes (AMH), Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Nursing, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Aleidan FAS, Ahmad BA, Alotaibi FA, Aleesa DH, Alhefdhi NA, Badri M, Abdel Gader AG. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Among Saudi Hospitalized Diabetic Patients: A Nested Case-Control Study. Int J Gen Med 2020; 13:881-889. [PMID: 33116780 PMCID: PMC7584505 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s273807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and the risk factors of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in hospitalized adult Saudi diabetics. METHODS This is a retrospective, nested case-control study conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All diabetic patients admitted to the hospital between the January 1, and December 31, 2018 were considered for inclusion in the study. Patients with DPN were identified and three controls per case were randomly selected from the remaining diabetic patients without peripheral neuropathy (PN). RESULTS A total of 2,096 adult diabetic patients were identified during the study period. Of these, 73 patients (3.5%) were confirmed to be suffering from DPN and 219 were included as controls. When comparing diabetic with the control cases, DPN cases were significantly older (p=0.002), had a significantly higher proportion of type 2 diabetes (p=0.023), chronic kidney disease (p<0.0001), cerebral vascular stroke (p=0.027), hypertension (p=0.005), dyslipidemia (p=0.002), peripheral vascular disease (p<0.0001), osteoarthritis (p=0.034), diabetic ketoacidosis (p=0.003), foot ulcers (p=0.006), gangrene (p=0.001), lower limb ischemia (p=0.001), increased duration with diabetic disease (p=0.031), increased BMI (p=0.003), higher serum creatinine (p<0.001) and lower serum albumin levels (p=0.035). In the multivariate logistic regression, only older age {odds ratio (OR) 1.02, 95% CI 1.01-1.04, p=0.031}, chronic kidney disease (OR 2.39, 95% CI 1.23-4.64, p=0.010) and peripheral vascular disease (OR 3.14, 95% CI 1.39-7.13, p=0.006) were independently associated with DPN. CONCLUSION This study identified several risk factors that contributed to the development of DPN in Saudis. These must be considered in strategies and campaigns aimed at risk reduction of cardiovascular and chronic diseases, and consequently progression of DPN.
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- Fahad A S Aleidan
- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Sun J, Wang Y, Zhang X, Zhu S, He H. Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in patients with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Prim Care Diabetes 2020; 14:435-444. [PMID: 31917119 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2019.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIMS We aimed to determine pooled prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in patients with diabetes and to explore the impacts of research variables on prevalence estimates. METHODS A systematic search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library and Scopus from onset up to July 2018 to identify articles investigating the prevalence of DPN. Random-effects models were used to calculate the pooled prevalence of DPN. The heterogeneity of the study was estimated with the I2 statistic. The publication bias was described by Egger's test and funnel plot. RESULTS A total of 29 studies with a total of 50,112 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The results showed that the pooled prevalence of DPN was 30% (95% confidence interval, CI 25-34%). The pooled prevalence of DPN among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was higher than patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (31.5%, 95% CI 24.4-38.6% vs 17.5%, 95% CI 4.8-30.2%). The pooled prevalence of DPN of studies involving a mixed type of diabetes mellitus was 24.8% (95% CI 13.1-36.5%, I2=99.1%). CONCLUSIONS Medical staff should strengthen the evaluation and diagnosis of DPN. Moreover, they need to teach diabetic patients how to prevent this complication.
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- School of Medicine, Nantong University, No.19 Qixiu Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20, Xisi Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20, Xisi Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- School of Medicine, Nantong University, No.19 Qixiu Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20, Xisi Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 226001, China.
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Zhang AC, De Silva MEH, MacIsaac RJ, Roberts L, Kamel J, Craig JP, Busija L, Downie LE. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid oral supplements for improving peripheral nerve health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutr Rev 2020; 78:323-341. [PMID: 31532492 DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuz054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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CONTEXT Peripheral nerve damage can occur in a variety of systemic conditions and can have a profound impact on functional and psychological health. Currently, therapeutic interventions for peripheral nerve damage are limited. OBJECTIVE The aim of this systematic review, conducted in accordance with the Cochrane Collaboration's handbook and reported according to the PRISMA checklist, was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of omega-3 oral supplements for improving peripheral nerve structure and function. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases, along with clinical trial registries, were searched from inception to February 2019. Evidence was identified, critically appraised, and synthesized, and the certainty of evidence was appraised using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. STUDY SELECTION Randomized controlled trials assessing the effects of omega-3 oral supplementation on outcomes of peripheral nerve structure, peripheral nerve function, or both were eligible for inclusion. Titles and abstracts of identified articles were independently assessed for potential eligibility by 2 review authors. For studies judged as eligible or potentially eligible, full text articles were retrieved and independently assessed by 2 review authors to determine eligibility; disagreements were resolved by consensus. DATA EXTRACTION Fifteen trials were included. Two clinically similar studies that investigated the effect of omega-3 supplementation in individuals receiving chemotherapy were meta-analyzed. Pooled data showed a reduced incidence of peripheral neuropathy (RR = 0.58; 95%CI, 0.43-0.77) and a preservation of sensory nerve action potential amplitudes with omega-3 supplementation compared with placebo (MD = 4.19 µV; 95%CI; 2.19-6.19). CONCLUSION This review finds, with low certainty, that omega-3 supplementation attenuates sensory loss and reduces the incidence of neuropathy secondary to oxaliplatin and paclitaxel treatment relative to placebo. There is currently limited evidence to ascertain whether omega-3 supplementation is beneficial in other systemic conditions characterized by peripheral nerve damage. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO registration number CRD 42018086297.
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- Alexis Ceecee Zhang
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Clinical Neurosciences and Neurological Research, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Clinical Neurosciences and Neurological Research, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New Zealand National Eye Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Biostatistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Hansen CS, Lundby-Christiansen L, Tarnow L, Gluud C, Hedetoft C, Thorsteinsson B, Hemmingsen B, Wiinberg N, Sneppen SB, Lund SS, Krarup T, Madsbad S, Almdal T, Carstensen B, Jørgensen ME. Metformin may adversely affect orthostatic blood pressure recovery in patients with type 2 diabetes: substudy from the placebo-controlled Copenhagen Insulin and Metformin Therapy (CIMT) trial. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2020; 19:150. [PMID: 32979921 PMCID: PMC7520024 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-020-01131-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Metformin has been shown to have both neuroprotective and neurodegenerative effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of metformin in combination with insulin on cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) and distal peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods The study is a sub-study of the CIMT trial, a randomized placebo-controlled trial with a 2 × 3 factorial design, where 412 patients with T2DM were randomized to 18 months of metformin or placebo in addition to open-labelled insulin. Outcomes were measures of CAN: Changes in heart rate response to deep breathing (beat-to-beat), orthostatic blood pressure (OBP) and heart rate and vibration detection threshold (VDT) as a marker DPN. Serum levels of vitamin B12 and methyl malonic acid (MMA) were analysed. Results After 18 months early drop in OBP (30 s after standing) was increased in the metformin group compared to placebo: systolic blood pressure drop increased by 3.4 mmHg (95% CI 0.6; 6.2, p = 0.02) and diastolic blood pressure drop increased by 1.3 mmHg (95% CI 0.3; 2.6, p = 0.045) compared to placebo. Beat-to-beat variation decreased in the metformin group by 1.1 beats per minute (95% CI − 2.4; 0.2, p = 0.10). Metformin treatment did not affect VDT group difference − 0.33 V (95% CI − 1.99; 1.33, p = 0.39) or other outcomes. Changes in B12, MMA and HbA1c did not confound the associations. Conclusions Eighteen months of metformin treatment in combination with insulin compared with insulin alone increased early drop in OBP indicating an adverse effect of metformin on CAN independent of vitamin B12, MMA HbA1c. Trial registration The protocol was approved by the Regional Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics (H–D-2007-112), the Danish Medicines Agency and registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00657943).
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, A/S, Niels Steensens Vej 2-4, 2820, Gentofte, Denmark.,Dept of Paediatrics, Nordsjaellands Hospital, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Nordsjaellands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark.,Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Nephrology and Endocrinology, Nordsjællands University Hospital - Hillerød, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Nephrology and Endocrinology, Nordsjællands University Hospital - Hillerød, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Gentofte, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, A/S, Niels Steensens Vej 2-4, 2820, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Bispebjerg, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Dept. of Endocrinology PE, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, A/S, Niels Steensens Vej 2-4, 2820, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, A/S, Niels Steensens Vej 2-4, 2820, Gentofte, Denmark.,National Institute of Public Health, Southern Denmark University, Odense, Denmark
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Joshi D, Khan MA, Singh A. A clinical study of the association and risk factors for lower limb neuropathy in patients with diabetic retinopathy. J Family Med Prim Care 2020; 9:1891-1895. [PMID: 32670936 PMCID: PMC7346899 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_231_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Purpose: Association of peripheral neuropathy with diabetic retinopathy is known but the relationship of preclinical neuropathy with various grades of retinopathy is not well documented. This study evaluated the association of preclinical peripheral neuropathy using nerve conduction studies with various grades of retinopathy. Methods: Cases of diabetic retinopathy of various grades but asymptomatic for peripheral neuropathy underwent nerve conduction studies of the lower limbs using Caldwell machine and Sierra wave software. The risk factors for retinopathy and association of neuropathy with various grades of retinopathy were analyzed by bivariate and multivariate regression analysis. Results: The overall prevalence of neuropathy was 75.6% (sensory 58.54% and combined motor and sensory 17.1%) with increase in prevalence with increase in severity of retinopathy. Duration was positively associated with neuropathy (OR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.02–1.24; P = 0.012); moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) (OR = 5.60, P = 0.002), severe and very severe NPDR (OR = 5.8, P = 0.041), and PDR (OR = 16.05, P = 0.000) were significantly at higher risk for having neuropathy as compared to mild NPDR. Conclusion: Duration and severity of retinopathy are important risk factors for peripheral neuropathy. There is a high prevalence of peripheral neuropathy among diabetics with retinopathy especially with severe grades, when neuropathy is diagnosed using nerve conduction studies.
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- Devika Joshi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Panel Consultant at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Professor and Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Associate Professor and Senior Advisor, Department of Ophthalmology, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Pfannkuche A, Alhajjar A, Ming A, Walter I, Piehler C, Mertens PR. Prevalence and risk factors of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in a diabetics cohort: Register initiative “diabetes and nerves”. ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.endmts.2020.100053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Duan YH, Liu AX, Su HX, Lv JH, Gong XY, Wang L. Effectiveness of acupuncture combined mecobalamin in the treatment of elderly diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e20366. [PMID: 32501981 PMCID: PMC7306285 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although previous studies have reported the effectiveness of acupuncture combined mecobalamin (AM) in the treatment of elderly diabetic peripheral neuropathy (EDPN), no systematic study has assessed its effectiveness and safety. Thus, this study will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of AM for the treatment of patients with EDPN. METHODS Bibliographic electronic databases will be searched as follows: Cochrane Library, PUBMED, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, WANGFANG, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. All of them will be searched from each database initial to March 1, 2020 without language restrictions. All study selection, information extracted, and study quality evaluation will be performed by 2 independent authors. Any disagreements between 2 authors will be resolved by a third author via discussion. RevMan 5.3 software will be used for data pooling and meta-analysis performance if it is possible. RESULTS This study will provide synthesis of current evidence of AM for patients with EDPN through primary outcome of glycemic profile, and secondary of neuropathic pain intensity, plantar tactile sensitivity, sensory nerve conduction velocity and motor nerve conduction velocity, health-related quality of life, and adverse events. CONCLUSION This study will provide helpful reference for the efficacy and safety of AM for the treatment of patients with EDPN to the clinicians and further studies.Study registration number: INPLASY202040094.
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Cole JB, Florez JC. Genetics of diabetes mellitus and diabetes complications. Nat Rev Nephrol 2020; 16:377-390. [PMID: 32398868 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-020-0278-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 628] [Impact Index Per Article: 157.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases worldwide, projected to affect 693 million adults by 2045. Devastating macrovascular complications (cardiovascular disease) and microvascular complications (such as diabetic kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy) lead to increased mortality, blindness, kidney failure and an overall decreased quality of life in individuals with diabetes. Clinical risk factors and glycaemic control alone cannot predict the development of vascular complications; numerous genetic studies have demonstrated a clear genetic component to both diabetes and its complications. Early research aimed at identifying genetic determinants of diabetes complications relied on familial linkage analysis suited to strong-effect loci, candidate gene studies prone to false positives, and underpowered genome-wide association studies limited by sample size. The explosion of new genomic datasets, both in terms of biobanks and aggregation of worldwide cohorts, has more than doubled the number of genetic discoveries for both diabetes and diabetes complications. We focus herein on genetic discoveries for diabetes and diabetes complications, empowered primarily through genome-wide association studies, and emphasize the gaps in research for taking genomic discovery to the next level.
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- Joanne B Cole
- Programs in Metabolism and Medical & Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Diabetes Unit and Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of Endocrinology and Center for Basic and Translational Obesity Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Programs in Metabolism and Medical & Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA. .,Diabetes Unit and Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. .,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Mizokami-Stout KR, Li Z, Foster NC, Shah V, Aleppo G, McGill JB, Pratley R, Toschi E, Ang L, Pop-Busui R. The Contemporary Prevalence of Diabetic Neuropathy in Type 1 Diabetes: Findings From the T1D Exchange. Diabetes Care 2020; 43:806-812. [PMID: 32029635 PMCID: PMC7085805 DOI: 10.2337/dc19-1583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the contemporary prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in participants with type 1 diabetes in the T1D Exchange Clinic Registry throughout the U.S. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS DPN was assessed with the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument Questionnaire (MNSIQ) in adults with ≥5 years of type 1 diabetes duration. A score of ≥4 defined DPN. Associations of demographic, clinical, and laboratory factors with DPN were assessed. RESULTS Among 5,936 T1D Exchange participants (mean ± SD age 39 ± 18 years, median type 1 diabetes duration 18 years [interquartile range 11, 31], 55% female, 88% non-Hispanic white, mean glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c] 8.1 ± 1.6% [65.3 ± 17.5 mmol/mol]), DPN prevalence was 11%. Compared with those without DPN, DPN participants were older, had higher HbA1c, had longer duration of diabetes, were more likely to be female, and were less likely to have a college education and private insurance (all P < 0.001). DPN participants also were more likely to have cardiovascular disease (CVD) (P < 0.001), worse CVD risk factors of smoking (P = 0.008), hypertriglyceridemia (P = 0.002), higher BMI (P = 0.009), retinopathy (P = 0.004), reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (P = 0.02), and Charcot neuroarthropathy (P = 0.002). There were no differences in insulin pump or continuous glucose monitor use, although DPN participants were more likely to have had severe hypoglycemia (P = 0.04) and/or diabetic ketoacidosis (P < 0.001) in the past 3 months. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of DPN in this national cohort with type 1 diabetes is lower than in prior published reports but is reflective of current clinical care practices. These data also highlight that nonglycemic risk factors, such as CVD risk factors, severe hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, and lower socioeconomic status, may also play a role in DPN development.
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- Kara R Mizokami-Stout
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, Denver, CO
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Orlando, FL
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- Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Jeyam A, McGurnaghan SJ, Blackbourn LAK, McKnight JM, Green F, Collier A, McKeigue PM, Colhoun HM. Diabetic Neuropathy Is a Substantial Burden in People With Type 1 Diabetes and Is Strongly Associated With Socioeconomic Disadvantage: A Population-Representative Study From Scotland. Diabetes Care 2020; 43:734-742. [PMID: 31974100 DOI: 10.2337/dc19-1582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the contemporaneous prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Scotland and study its cross-sectional association with risk factors and other diabetic complications. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed data from a large representative sample of adults with T1D (N = 5,558). We assessed the presence of symptomatic neuropathy using the dichotomized (≥4) Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument Patient Questionnaire score. Logistic regression models were used to investigate associations between DPN and risk factors, as well as with other complications. RESULTS The burden of DPN is substantial with 13% prevalence overall. Adjusting for attained age, diabetes duration, and sex, the odds of DPN increased mainly with waist-to-hip ratio, lipids, poor glycemic control (odds ratio 1.51 [95% CI 1.21-1.89] for levels of 75 vs. 53 mmol/mol), ever versus never smoking (1.67 [1.37-2.03]), and worse renal function (1.96 [1.03-3.74] for estimated glomerular filtration rate levels <30 vs. ≥90 mL/min/1.73 m2). The odds significantly decreased with higher HDL cholesterol (0.77 [0.66-0.89] per mmol/L). Living in more deprived areas was associated with DPN (2.17 [1.78-2.65]) for more versus less deprived areas adjusted for other risk factors. Finally, individuals with prevalent DPN were much more likely than others to have other diabetes complications. CONCLUSIONS Diabetic neuropathy remains substantial, particularly affecting those in the most socioeconomically deprived groups. Those with clinically manifest neuropathy also have a higher burden of other complications and elevated levels of modifiable risk factors. These data suggest that there is considerable scope to reduce neuropathy rates and narrow the socioeconomic differential by better risk factor control.
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- Anita Jeyam
- MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.
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- MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K
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- MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K
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- Research and Development Support Unit, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, U.K
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, Edinburgh Medical School: Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K
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Kobayashi Y, Suzuki R, Yasukawa K, Oba K, Yamauchi T, Yatomi Y, Kadowaki T. Oxidized albumin in blood reflects the severity of multiple vascular complications in diabetes mellitus. Metabol Open 2020; 6:100032. [PMID: 32812907 PMCID: PMC7424782 DOI: 10.1016/j.metop.2020.100032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Albumin has an oxidized form, known as non-mercaptalbumin (HNA), which reflects systemic oxidative stress. The association between serum HNA levels and diabetic complications are yet to be reported. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated 164 diabetic subjects to assess the correlation between HNA% (the proportion in the total albumin) and various clinical parameters. HNA% was significantly associated with the severity of multiple complications including neuropathy (23.3 ± 4.1% vs 26.2 ± 5.1%) and nephropathy (24.1 ± 3.9%, 24.6 ± 4.2%, 28.5 ± 6.1%, 31.3 ± 5.7%, 37.8 ± 2.9%, stage 1/2/3/4/5, respectively). These findings highlight the universal importance of oxidative stress, indicating HNA% potential as a versatile marker of the severity of diabetic complications.
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- Yuka Kobayashi
- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinololy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Prevention of Diabetes and Lifestyle-Related Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Hicks CW, Canner JK, Mathioudakis N, Lippincott C, Sherman RL, Abularrage CJ. Incidence and Risk Factors Associated With Ulcer Recurrence Among Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated in a Multidisciplinary Setting. J Surg Res 2020; 246:243-250. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Roberts AJ, Law JR, Suerken CK, Reboussin BA, Lawrence JM, Taplin CE, Mayer-Davis EJ, Pihoker C. Alcohol consumption patterns in young adults with type 1 diabetes: The SEARCH for diabetes in youth study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2020; 159:107980. [PMID: 31837383 PMCID: PMC7002172 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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AIMS The objective of this study is to describe alcohol consumption behaviors of young adults with T1D and to examine associations between alcohol consumption and diabetes-related clinical markers. METHODS Data from 602 SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study participants age ≥ 18 yrs. with T1D were collected from 12/2011 to 6/2015 (50% female, mean age 21.3(SD 2.4), 22% race/ethnic minority). Participants were characterized as alcohol non-drinkers (n = 269), drinkers but non-binge drinkers (n = 167), or binge drinkers (n = 166) based on reported consumption in the past 30 days. Analyses were conducted using one-way ANOVAs, chi-square tests, and logistic regression modeling to examine associations between drinking and clinical markers. RESULTS Fifty-five percent of participants reported alcohol consumption; 27.6% of participants reported binge drinking. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, neither binge drinking nor non-binge drinking were associated with HbA1c or severe hypoglycemic events relative to non-drinkers. Binge drinking was associated with higher HDL (p = 0.008), lower systolic blood pressure (p = 0.011), and a lower waist:height ratio compared to non-drinkers (p = 0.013). CONCLUSIONS Young adults with T1D in the SEARCH cohort reported similar alcohol use but higher rates of binge drinking compared to the general United States population and previously reported rates in adults with T1D.
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- Alissa J Roberts
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, OC.7.820 PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA, United States.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, CB 7039, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
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- Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, 100 S. Los Robles Ave, 2nd Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, OC.7.820 PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Departments of Nutrition and Medicine, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, OC.7.820 PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA, United States
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Yan P, Zhang Z, Miao Y, Xu Y, Zhu J, Wan Q. Physiological serum total bilirubin concentrations were inversely associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2019; 11:100. [PMID: 31827625 PMCID: PMC6889527 DOI: 10.1186/s13098-019-0498-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although bilirubin has been generally regarded as a waste with potential neurotoxicity at high levels, a few clinical studies suggest a potential protective role of physiological serum total bilirubin (TBIL) concentrations in diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). However, the pathological mechanisms underlying the relationship remain poorly understood. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between serum TBIL and DPN, and clinical and laboratory parameters. METHODS Serum TBIL was measured in 1342 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The relationship between TBIL and DPN and other parameters was analyzed. RESULTS Serum TBIL levels were significantly lower in T2DM patients with DPN, and were independently and negatively associated with vibration perception thresholds (VPT) (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). Moreover, serum TBIL was negatively associated with neutrophil and white blood cell counts, fibrinogen, and the prevalence of hypertension, diabetic foot ulceration, peripheral arterial disease, diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). Additionally, serum TBIL was an independent decisive factor for the presence of DPN after multivariate adjustment. Compared to the highest quartile of TBIL, the lower quartiles were associated with a significantly increased risk of DPN (P < 0.01). Last but most importantly, the analysis of receiver operating characteristic curves revealed that the best cutoff value for serum TBIL to predict DPN was 10.75 μmol/L (sensitivity 54.6% and specificity 62.9%). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that lower physiological serum TBIL may be associated with the presence of DPN due to its decreased anti-inflammatory and vascular protective effects.
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- Pijun Yan
- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- Department of General Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000 Sichuan China
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Riguetto CM, Takano CR, Admoni SN, Parisi MCR, Giannella MLC, Pavin EJ, Moura Neto A. Identification and performance of multiple clinical and laboratorial risk factors for diagnosis of cardiac autonomic neuropathy in type 1 diabetes patients. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2019; 18:565-573. [PMID: 31890683 DOI: 10.1007/s40200-019-00467-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Purpose The incidence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is frequently underestimated. Individuals with T1D and CAN have an increased mortality risk, mainly from cardiovascular causes. The objectives of the present study were to assess the clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with CAN in patients with T1D and verify the ability of multiple clinical factors to help identify patients with this condition. Methods 102 patients with T1D were evaluated for CAN using standardized cardiovascular reflex testing. Clinical characteristics were used to compute a numerical score for CAN diagnosis and a ROC curve elaborated for assessment of the best cutoff to predict CAN. This score was then applied to the second sample of 120 patients. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were calculated. Results Prevalence of CAN was around 35% in the first sample of patients and just below 20% in the second sample. Hypertension, total cholesterol, triglycerides, postprandial sweating, diastolic blood pressure, abnormal right and left 10 g monofilament, retinopathy, and nephropathy were considered independent predictors of CAN. The CAN-score cut-off was 16.88. This yielded a sensitivity of 50%, specificity 73.8%, positive predictive value 22.9%, and negative predictive value 90.5%. Conclusion The use of a subset of clinical and laboratory characteristics can be more accessible than the cardiac reflex tests and more accurate than a single isolated characteristic.
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- Cinthia Minatel Riguetto
- 1Endocrinology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 Campinas, São Paulo, 13084-971 Brazil
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- 1Endocrinology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 Campinas, São Paulo, 13084-971 Brazil
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- 2Serviço de Endocrinologia e Metabologia do Hospital da Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil
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- 1Endocrinology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 Campinas, São Paulo, 13084-971 Brazil
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- 2Serviço de Endocrinologia e Metabologia do Hospital da Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil
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- 1Endocrinology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 Campinas, São Paulo, 13084-971 Brazil
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- 1Endocrinology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 Campinas, São Paulo, 13084-971 Brazil
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Ahmad I, Noohu MM, Verma S, Singla D, Hussain ME. Effect of sensorimotor training on balance measures and proprioception among middle and older age adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Gait Posture 2019; 74:114-120. [PMID: 31499405 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of sensorimotor training on balance measures, and proprioception, among middle-aged and older adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). METHODS A randomized controlled study with four parallel arms (two intervention groups and two control groups) was conducted at CPRS, Jamia Millia Islamia. Thirty-seven individuals were selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Of these, 16 middle-aged and 21 older adults were randomly allocated to intervention and control groups, respectively. Subjects in the intervention group were administered eight weeks (3days/week) of sensorimotor training, involving 10 different types of exercises, progressed from easy to hard every two weeks, along with diabetes and foot care education; subjects in control group received diabetes and foot care education only. Outcomes measures involved static and dynamic balance measures, centre of pressure (COP) range, COP sway, and proprioception, measured before and after eight weeks. RESULTS Baseline measures showed significant age effect for timed up and go test (TUG) (p = 0.002), one leg stance (OLS) in eyes open (EO) and eyes closed (EC) (p ≤ 0.041), COP range in front (p = 0.007), back (p = 0.009) and right direction (p = 0.013), COP sway with visual feedback in front-back direction (p = 0.027), COP sway without visual feedback in left-right direction (p = 0.028), and proprioception in right direction (p = 0.026). After intervention, OLS EO and EC on both legs showed significant time effect (p ≤ 0.003), group effect as well as time×group interaction (p < 0.05), and age effect and time×age interaction (p ≤ 0.04). Functional reach test, TUG, COP range, COP sway, and proprioception were found with significant time effect (p < 0.03), group effect, and time×group interaction (p ≤ 0.035). Age effect and time×age interaction were found to be non-significant for all COP ranges and COP sway. CONCLUSION Sensorimotor training improved static and dynamic balance as well as proprioception measures after eight weeks of exercise intervention. Static balance showed greater improvement in the middle-aged than older aged adults, while dynamic balance and proprioception showed similar results for both.
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- Irshad Ahmad
- Diabetes Research Group, Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India
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- Human Performance Lab, Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India
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- Diabetes Research Group, Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India
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- Human Performance Lab, Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India
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- Diabetes Research Group, Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India.
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Blaszkiewicz M, Willows JW, Dubois AL, Waible S, DiBello K, Lyons LL, Johnson CP, Paradie E, Banks N, Motyl K, Michael M, Harrison B, Townsend KL. Neuropathy and neural plasticity in the subcutaneous white adipose depot. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221766. [PMID: 31509546 PMCID: PMC6738614 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The difficulty in obtaining as well as maintaining weight loss, together with the impairment of metabolic control in conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, may represent pathological situations of inadequate neural communication between the brain and peripheral organs and tissues. Innervation of adipose tissues by peripheral nerves provides a means of communication between the master metabolic regulator in the brain (chiefly the hypothalamus), and energy-expending and energy-storing cells in the body (primarily adipocytes). Although chemical and surgical denervation studies have clearly demonstrated how crucial adipose tissue neural innervation is for maintaining proper metabolic health, we have uncovered that adipose tissue becomes neuropathic (ie: reduction in neurites) in various conditions of metabolic dysregulation. Here, utilizing both human and mouse adipose tissues, we present evidence of adipose tissue neuropathy, or loss of proper innervation, under pathophysiological conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and aging, all of which are concomitant with insult to the adipose organ as well as metabolic dysfunction. Neuropathy is indicated by loss of nerve fiber protein expression, reduction in synaptic markers, and lower neurotrophic factor expression in adipose tissue. Aging-related adipose neuropathy particularly results in loss of innervation around the tissue vasculature, which cannot be reversed by exercise. Together with indications of neuropathy in muscle and bone, these findings underscore that peripheral neuropathy is not restricted to classic tissues like the skin of distal extremities, and that loss of innervation to adipose may trigger or exacerbate metabolic diseases. In addition, we have demonstrated stimulation of adipose tissue neural plasticity with cold exposure, which may ameliorate adipose neuropathy and be a potential therapeutic option to re-innervate adipose and restore metabolic health.
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- Magdalena Blaszkiewicz
- Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
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- School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
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- School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
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- School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
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- School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
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- School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough ME, United States of America
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough ME, United States of America
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- University of New England, Biddeford ME, United States of America
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
- School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono ME, United States of America
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Zhang Y, Guo Y, Shen X, Zhao F, Yan S. Lower body mass index is not of more benefit for diabetic complications. J Diabetes Investig 2019; 10:1307-1317. [PMID: 30628186 PMCID: PMC6717826 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION To investigate the relationship between different body mass index (BMI) levels and vascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were collected from 3,224 individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (male/female: 1,635/1,589; age 61.31 ± 11.45 years), using a retrospective case study design. The association of BMI quintiles and diabetes mellitus vascular complications was assessed using multiple logistic regression models adjusting for age, sex, diabetes duration, smoking status, drinking and other confounders, using those with the lowest quintile of BMI as the reference group. RESULTS With increasing BMI, the detection rate of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease initially decreased and then it increased, whereas the detection rate of diabetic kidney disease and carotid atherosclerotic plaques showed an upward trend; however, diabetic retinopathy was irregular. The odds ratios of diabetic peripheral neuropathy decreased as BMI increased from the 21st percentile to the 80th percentile initially, and increased when BMI was in >80th percentile. The same result was shown in peripheral arterial disease. BMI >80th percentile showed a 1.426-fold risk of diabetic kidney disease and a 1.336 -fold risk of carotid atherosclerotic plaque. CONCLUSIONS In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the relationship between different BMIs and vascular complications varies. A U-shaped relationship was observed between BMI and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, as well as BMI and peripheral arterial disease. BMI is positively correlated with diabetic kidney disease and carotid atherosclerotic plaque; however, it is not correlated with diabetic retinopathy.
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- Yongze Zhang
- Department of Endocrinologythe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
- Diabetes Research Institute of Fujian ProvinceFuzhouFujianChina
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- Department of Endocrinologythe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
- Diabetes Research Institute of Fujian ProvinceFuzhouFujianChina
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Graduate student of Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical, now working at SanMing First Hospital (Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University)SanmingFujianChina
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- Department of Endocrinologythe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
- Diabetes Research Institute of Fujian ProvinceFuzhouFujianChina
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- Department of Endocrinologythe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
- Diabetes Research Institute of Fujian ProvinceFuzhouFujianChina
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- Department of Endocrinologythe First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
- Diabetes Research Institute of Fujian ProvinceFuzhouFujianChina
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Alam U, Jeziorska M, Petropoulos IN, Pritchard N, Edwards K, Dehghani C, Srinivasan S, Asghar O, Ferdousi M, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Boulton AJM, Efron N, Malik RA. Latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood (LADA) is associated with small fibre neuropathy. Diabet Med 2019; 36:1118-1124. [PMID: 30575096 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIM To assess if latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood (LADA) is associated with small fibre neuropathy. METHODS Participants with LADA (n=31), Type 2 diabetes (n=31) and healthy control participants without diabetes (n=31) underwent a detailed assessment of neurologic deficits, quantitative sensory testing, electrophysiology, skin biopsy and corneal confocal microscopy. RESULTS The groups were matched for age (healthy control without diabetes: 53.5±9.1 vs. Type 2 diabetes: 58.0±6.5 vs. LADA: 53.2±11.6 years), duration of diabetes (Type 2 diabetes: 10.0±8.3 vs. LADA: 11.0±9.1 years) and blood pressure. However, BMI (P=0.01) and triglycerides (P=0.0008) were lower and HbA1c (P=0.0005), total cholesterol (P=0.01) and HDL (P=0.002) were higher in participants with LADA compared with Type 2 diabetes. Peroneal motor nerve conduction velocity (P=0.04) and sural sensory nerve conduction velocity (P=0.008) were lower in participants with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults compared with Type 2 diabetes. Intra-epidermal nerve fibre density (P=0.008), corneal nerve fibre density (P=0.003) and corneal nerve branch density (P=0.006) were significantly lower in participants with LADA compared with Type 2 diabetes. There were no significant differences in the other neuropathy parameters. CONCLUSIONS Despite comparable age and duration of diabetes, participants with LADA demonstrate more severe neuropathy and particularly small fibre neuropathy, compared with participants with Type 2 diabetes.
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- U Alam
- Diabetes & Endocrinology Research, Department of Eye & Vision Sciences, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease and the Pain Research Institute, University of Liverpool and Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar
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Niu Y, Li J, Peng R, Zhao X, Wu J, Tang Q. Low vitamin D is associated with diabetes peripheral neuropathy in older but not in young and middle-aged patients. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2019; 35:e3162. [PMID: 30931541 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between vitamin D and diabetes peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is not consistent among epidemiologic studies. Thus, we aimed to investigate this relationship in different age groups. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 1461 patients admitted to the Department of Endocrinology at Xinhua Hospital from June 2016 to September 2017 were divided into three age groups: a Youth group (24-44 years, n = 127), a Middle-age group (45-64 years, n = 779), and an Elderly group (≥65 years, n = 555). Basic information and laboratory results were collected from medical records. RESULTS Among the patients, 32.72% had DPN, with 12.59% in the Youth group, 33.63% in the Middle-age group, and 36.04% in the Elderly group. For the total sample and the Elderly group, serum 25(OH)D concentrations in DPN patients were lower than in non-DPN patients (P < .05). The results of multivariate logistic regression indicated a low vitamin D concentration to be a risk factor for DPN in the Elderly group (P < .05), but such relationship was not found in the Youth or Middle-age groups. Moreover, according to ROC analysis, a serum 25(OH)D level < 34.87 nmol/L suggests the occurrence of DPN in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to report that a low vitamin D level is associated with DPN in diabetic patients over 65 years of age and might be used as a predictor of DPN in this population. The interaction between vitamin D and age in the development of DPN and its underlying mechanisms need to be further explored.
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- Yang Niu
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Diabetic peripheral neuropathy eventually affects nearly 50% of adults with diabetes during their lifetime and is associated with substantial morbidity including pain, foot ulcers, and lower limb amputation. This review summarizes the epidemiology, risk factors, and management of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and related lower extremity complications. RECENT FINDINGS The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy is estimated to be between 6 and 51% among adults with diabetes depending on age, duration of diabetes, glucose control, and type 1 versus type 2 diabetes. The clinical manifestations are variable, ranging from asymptomatic to painful neuropathic symptoms. Because of the risk of foot ulcer (25%) and amputation associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, aggressive screening and treatment in the form of glycemic control, regular foot exams, and pain management are important. There is an emerging focus on lifestyle interventions including weight loss and physical activity as well. The American Diabetes Association has issued multiple recommendation statements pertaining to diabetic neuropathies and the care of the diabetic foot. Given that approximately 50% of adults with diabetes will be affected by peripheral neuropathy in their lifetime, more diligent screening and management are important to reduce the complications and health care burden associated with the disease.
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- Caitlin W Hicks
- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, Halsted 668, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2024 E. Monument St., Suite 2-600, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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Oh TJ, Kang S, Lee JE, Moon JH, Choi SH, Lim S, Jang HC. Association between deterioration in muscle strength and peripheral neuropathy in people with diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2019; 33:598-601. [PMID: 31129004 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a major risk factor for sarcopenia or frailty in older patients with diabetes. In this study, we investigated the association between DPN and muscle strength in type 2 diabetes. METHODS DPN was assessed using the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument Questionnaire (MNSI-Q) and Physical Examination (MNSI-PE) in 230 subjects with type 2 diabetes. Handgrip strength (HGS) was measured using an electronic grip strength dynamometer. RESULTS The prevalence of DPN was 26.4% in men and 34.7% in women. HGS was significantly lower in men with DPN compared with men without DPN (27.0 ± 9.4 vs. 29.7 ± 8.4 kg, p = 0.036). This effect was not seen in women. In men, multivariate regression analysis showed that HGS was negatively associated with the MNSI-Q (β = -1.200, p = 0.003) and MNSI-PE scores (β = -0.937, p = 0.046) and resulted in an abnormal 10-gram monofilament test score (β = -10.895, p < 0.001). However, HGS was not significantly associated with neuropathy in women. CONCLUSIONS Muscle strength was lower in men with DPN than in those without DPN. Assessment of muscle function may have clinical implications in the prevention of sarcopenia and frailty in men with DPN.
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- Tae Jung Oh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
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Cao BL, Yao Y, Xu YX, Fang J, Song WJ, Hu B, Guo QY, Lu B, Li J, Gu P, Shao JQ. The Relationship Between β-cell Function Indices and Sudomotor Function in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2019; 129:553-559. [PMID: 31269513 DOI: 10.1055/a-0950-9828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE SUDOSCAN, a new non-invasive, quick, sensitive and quantitative technique, has been developed to detect diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and the latter is believed to be correlated with impaired β-cell function. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the associations between β-cell function indices and sudomotor function in Chinese type 2 diabetes. METHODS A total of 266 Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes were enrolled. Sudomotor function was assessed using electrochemical skin conductance of hands and feet. Pancreatic β-cell function was determined by homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function index, early-phase β-cell function indices and total β-cell function indices. Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear stepwise regression analysis were carried out to explore the associations between β-cell function indices and sudomotor function. RESULTS Patients with lower early-phase β-cell function had lower electrochemical skin conductance levels of hands and feet and higher asymmetry ratio of hands and feet. Both Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear stepwise regression analysis showed significantly positive relationships between early-phase β-cell function and electrochemical skin conductance levels of hands and feet, after controlling for potential confounders (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Impaired early-phase β-cell function was positively associated with sudomotor dysfunction in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. We speculated that impaired early-phase β-cell function may be associated with the incidence of sudomotor dysfunction in patients with T2DM.
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- Bai-Lu Cao
- Department of Endocrinology, the affiliated Jinling Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the affiliated Jinling Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jinling Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinling Hospital, Southern Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the affiliated Jinling Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the affiliated Jinling Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the affiliated Jinling Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the affiliated Jinling Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Feasibility and Effectiveness of Electrochemical Dermal Conductance Measurement for the Screening of Diabetic Neuropathy in Primary Care. Decoding Study (Dermal Electrochemical Conductance in Diabetic Neuropathy). J Clin Med 2019; 8:jcm8050598. [PMID: 31052426 PMCID: PMC6572367 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8050598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the leading cause of polyneuropathy in the Western world. Diabetic neuropathy (DNP) is the most common complication of diabetes and is of great clinical significance mainly due to the pain and the possibility of ulceration in the lower limbs. Early detection of neuropathy is essential in the medical management of this complication. Early unmyelinated C-fiber dysfunction is one of the typical findings of diabetic neuropathy and the first clinical manifestation of dysfunction indicating sudomotor eccrine gland impairment. In order to assess newly developed technology for the measurement of dermal electrochemical conductance (DEC), we analyzed the feasibility and effectiveness of DEC (quantitative expression of sudomotor reflex) as a screening test of DNP in primary health care centers. The study included 197 people (with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and normal tolerance) who underwent all the protocol tests and electromyography (EMG). On comparing DEC with EMG as the gold standard, the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC, area under the curve) was 0.58 in the whole sample, AUC = 0.65 in the diabetes population and AUC = 0.72 in prediabetes, being irrelevant in subjects without glucose disturbances (AUC = 0.47). Conclusions: In usual clinical practice, DEC is feasible, with moderate sensitivity but high specificity. It is also easy to use and interpret and requires little training, thereby making it a good screening test in populations with diabetes and prediabetes. It may also be useful in screening general populations at risk of neuropathy.
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Ruiz-Negrón N, Menon J, King JB, Ma J, Bellows BK. Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment Options for Neuropathic Pain: a Systematic Review. PHARMACOECONOMICS 2019; 37:669-688. [PMID: 30637713 DOI: 10.1007/s40273-018-00761-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neuropathic pain significantly reduces an individual's quality of life and places a significant economic burden on society. As such, many cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) have been published for treatments available for neuropathic pain. OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this systematic review was to provide a detailed summary of the estimates of cost-effectiveness from published CEAs comparing available treatments for neuropathic pain. The secondary objectives were to identify the key drivers of cost-effectiveness and to assess the quality of published CEAs in neuropathic pain. METHODS We searched Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL and seven other databases to identify CEAs reporting the costs, health benefits (e.g., quality-adjusted life-years or disability-adjusted life-years) and summary statistics, such as incremental cost-effectiveness ratios, of treatments for neuropathic pain. We excluded studies reporting diseases other than neuropathic pain, those for which the full text was not available (e.g., conference abstracts), studies not written in English or not published in peer-reviewed journals, and narrative reviews, editorials and opinion papers. Titles and abstract reviews, full-text reviews, and data extraction were all performed by two independent reviewers, with disagreement resolved by a third reviewer. Mean costs, health benefits, and summary statistics were reported and qualitatively compared across studies, stratified by time horizon. Drivers of cost-effectiveness were assessed using reported one-way sensitivity analyses. The quality of all included studies was evaluated using the Tufts CEA Registry Quality Score and study reporting using the CHEERS (Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards) checklist. RESULTS A total of 22 studies were identified and included in this systematic review. Included studies were heterogeneous in the treatments compared, methodology and design, perspectives, and time horizons considered, making cross-study comparisons difficult. No single treatment was consistently the most cost-effective across all studies, but tricyclic antidepressants were the preferred treatment at a willingness-to-pay threshold of $US50,000 per quality-adjusted life-year in several studies with a short time horizon and a US payer perspective. Among the 14 studies reporting one-way sensitivity analyses, drivers of cost-effectiveness included utility values for health states and the likelihood of pain relief with treatment. The quality of the identified CEAs was moderate to high, and overall reporting largely met CHEERS recommendations. LIMITATIONS To assess drivers of cost-effectiveness and quality, we only included studies with the full text available and thus excluded some CEAs that reported cost-effectiveness results. The heterogeneity of the included studies meant that the study results could not be synthesized and comparison across studies was limited. CONCLUSIONS Though many pulished studies have evaluated the cost-effectiveness of treatments for neuropathic pain, significant heterogeneity between CEAs prevented synthesis of the results. Standardized methodology and improved reporting would allow for more reliable comparisons across studies.
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- Natalia Ruiz-Negrón
- Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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- Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kaiser Permanente, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of General Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Sasso FC, Pafundi PC, Gelso A, Bono V, Costagliola C, Marfella R, Sardu C, Rinaldi L, Galiero R, Acierno C, de Sio C, Caturano A, Salvatore T, Adinolfi LE. High HDL cholesterol: A risk factor for diabetic retinopathy? Findings from NO BLIND study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2019; 150:236-244. [PMID: 30904748 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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AIMS To assess the correlation between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and potential risk factors, as well as the relationship between DR and the other complications of diabetes, in a real-life population of type 2 diabetes patients recruited in several centres in Italy. METHODS The NO BLIND is a cross-sectional, multicentre, observational study, which involved nine public outpatient clinics in Italy. The patients were assessed for eligibility from November 2016 till November 2017. Those enrolled underwent standard fundus oculi exam. Clinical and laboratory data were also collected. RESULTS 2068 T2DM underwent fundus oculi exam. 435 received diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy (21%). Diabetic retinopathy was independently associated with HDL cholesterol (O.R.: 1.042; 95% C.I.: 1.012-1.109; p = 0.004), Albumin Excretion Rate (AER) (O.R.: 1.001; 95% C.I.: 1.000-1.002; p = 0.034) and GFR (O.R.: 1.159; 95% C.I.: 1.039-1.294; p = 0.008). HDL cholesterol values were hence split in two classes according to a potential cut-off (40 mg/dL), as defined by the ROC curve. Following analysis confirmed the association between DR and high HDL values (p = 0.032). Somatic neuropathy and diabetic ulcer were independently related with DR (p < 0.001 and p = 0.012, respectively). CONCLUSIONS A novel relationship between high HDL cholesterol and DR was observed.
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- Ferdinando Carlo Sasso
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- "Villa dei Fiori" Hospital, Corso Italia, 157, 80011 Acerra (Naples), Italy.
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- IRCCS Fondazione G. B. Bietti, Via Livenza, 3, 00198 Rome, Italy.
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- University of Molise, Department of Medicine & Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", Via F. De Sanctis, 1, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
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Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Khan A, Gad H, Almuhannadi H, Brines M, Cerami A, Malik RA. Corneal confocal microscopy: ready for prime time. Clin Exp Optom 2019; 103:265-277. [PMID: 30834591 DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Corneal confocal microscopy is a non-invasive ophthalmic imaging modality, which was initially used for the diagnosis and management of corneal diseases. However, over the last 20 years it has come to the forefront as a rapid, non-invasive, reiterative, cost-effective imaging biomarker for neurodegeneration. The human cornea is endowed with the densest network of sensory unmyelinated axons, anywhere in the body. A robust body of evidence shows that corneal confocal microscopy is a reliable and reproducible method to quantify corneal nerve morphology. Changes in corneal nerve morphology precede or relate to clinical manifestations of peripheral and central neurodegenerative conditions. Moreover, in clinical intervention trials, corneal nerve regeneration occurs early and predicts functional gains in trials of neuroprotection. In view of these findings, it is timely to summarise the knowledge in this area of research and to explain why the case for corneal confocal microscopy is sufficiently compelling to argue for its inclusion as a Food and Drug Administration endpoint in clinical trials of peripheral and central neurodegenerative conditions.
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- Division of Research, Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Research, Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Research, Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Research, Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Research, Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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Xia N, Morteza A, Yang F, Cao H, Wang A. Review of the role of cigarette smoking in diabetic foot. J Diabetes Investig 2019; 10:202-215. [PMID: 30300476 PMCID: PMC6400172 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Diabetic foot ulceration has been a serious issue over the past decades in Asia, causing economic and social problems. Therefore, it is important to identify and reduce the risk factors of diabetic foot. Cigarette smoking has been reported to be associated with diabetes and its macrovascular complications, but the relationship between smoking and diabetic foot ulcers is still unclear. In the present review, we summarize the effects of cigarette smoking on diabetic foot ulcers with respect to peripheral neuropathy, vascular alterations and wound healing. One underlying mechanism of these impacts might be the smoking-induced oxidative stress inside the cells. At the end of this review, the current mainstream therapies for smoking cessation are also outlined. We believe that it is urgent for all diabetic patients to quit smoking so as to reduce their chances of developing foot ulcers and to improve the prognosis of diabetic foot ulcers.
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- Nan Xia
- Diabetes & Wound Care CenterMingci Cardiovascular HospitalWuxiChina
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center – EMRCVali‐Asr. HospitalTehran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Diabetes & Wound Care CenterMingci Cardiovascular HospitalWuxiChina
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- Department of EndocrinologyWuxi No. 3 People's HospitalWuxiChina
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- Diabetes & Wound Care CenterMingci Cardiovascular HospitalWuxiChina
- Department of EndocrinologyNanjing 454th HospitalNanjingChina
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Nano curcumin supplementation reduced the severity of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized double-blind placebo- controlled clinical trial. Complement Ther Med 2019; 43:253-260. [PMID: 30935539 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy (DSPN) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus. Curcumin is the most important ingredient found in turmeric which has a very high potential for eliminating free radicals and inhibiting oxidative stress as an antioxidant agent. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Nano-curcumin supplementation on the severity of sensorimotor polyneuropathy in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHOD This parallel, double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted on 80 diabetic patients. Participants were allocated randomly to the intervention (n = 40) and the control group (n = 40). They received 80 mg of nano-curcumin or placebo capsules for 8 weeks. Anthropometric measurements, dietary intake, physical activity, glycemic indices and the severity of DSPN were measured before and after the intervention. RESULT Supplementation of nano curcumin was accounted for a significant reduction in Glycated hemoglobin(HbA1c) (p < 0.001) and Fast Blood Sugar(FBS) (p = 0.004), total score of neuropathy (p < 0.001), total reflex score (p = 0.04) and temperature (p = 0.01) compared to placebo group. CONCLUSION Our findings indicated that curcumin supplementation for 2 months improved and reduced the severity of DSPN in patients with T2DM.
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Liu X, Xu Y, An M, Zeng Q. The risk factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A meta-analysis. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212574. [PMID: 30785930 PMCID: PMC6382168 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), the most common chronic complication of diabetes, has become an important public health crisis worldwide. Given that DPN is extremely difficult to treat, determining its risk factors and controlling it at an early stage is critical to preventing its serious consequences and the burden of social disease. Current studies suggest that the risk factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy are the duration of diabetes, age, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), diabetic retinopathy (DR), smoking, and body mass Index (BMI). However, most of the aforementioned studies are cross-sectional, and the sample sizes are very limited, so the strength of causal reasoning is relatively low. The current study systematically evaluated DPN’s influencing factors in patients with type 2 diabetes using evidence-based medicine. Overall, 16 included studies (14 cross-sectional studies and 2 case-control studies including 12,116 cases) that conformed to the present criteria were included in the final analysis. The results suggested that the duration of diabetes (MD 2.5, 95% CI 1.71~3.29), age (MD 4.00, 95% CI 3.05~4.95), HbA1c (MD 0.48, 95% CI 0.33~0.64), and DR (OR 2.34, 95% CI 1.74~3.16) are associated with significantly increased risks of DPN among diabetic patients, while BMI, smoking, total triglyceride (TG), and total cholesterol (TC) did not indicate any risks of increasing DPN. The findings provide a scientific basis for a further understanding of the causes of type 2 diabetes complicated with peripheral neuropathy and the improvement of preventive strategies. The next step is to conduct further high-quality prospective cohort studies to validate this paper’s findings.
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- Xiuxiu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Kitamura A, Taniguchi Y, Seino S, Yokoyama Y, Amano H, Fujiwara Y, Shinkai S. Combined effect of diabetes and frailty on mortality and incident disability in older Japanese adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19:423-428. [PMID: 30788903 PMCID: PMC6850194 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aim Evidence is limited on how frailty affects the association between diabetes and adverse outcomes at the population level. The present community‐based study aimed to clarify the relative risks of death and disability in older Japanese adults with diabetes, frailty, both or neither. Methods The present prospective study analyzed data from 1271 Japanese residents aged ≥65 years in Kusatsu town in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, who participated in annual health checkups carried out between 2002 and 2011, and were initially free of disability. A Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to identify associations of diabetes and frailty with all‐cause mortality and incident disability. Results Among the 1271 participants, 176 (14%) had diabetes (mean hemoglobin A1c 7.5%, body mass index 24.2 kg/m2, 45% using diabetes medications) and 151 (12%) had frailty at baseline. Compared with non‐frail participants without diabetes, those with diabetes and frailty had higher risks of mortality (multivariable hazard ratio 5.0, 95% CI 2.4–10.3) and incident disability (hazard ratio 3.9, 95% CI 2.1–7.3). In contrast, non‐frail participants with diabetes did not have a significantly increased risk of mortality, although they had a higher tendency for the incidence of disability, as compared with non‐frail participants without diabetes. Conclusions At the population level, the risks of death and disability in persons with mild diabetes were strongly affected by the presence of frailty. From a community‐based perspective, diabetes‐related mortality and disability incidence might be reduced by preventing or improving frailty in conjunction with glycemic control. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 423–428.
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- Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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Wegeberg AML, Meldgaard T, Hyldahl S, Jakobsen PE, Drewes AM, Brock B, Brock C. Quantities of comorbidities affects physical, but not mental health related quality of life in type 1 diabetes with confirmed polyneuropathy. World J Diabetes 2019; 10:87-95. [PMID: 30788046 PMCID: PMC6379728 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i2.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A large number of adults with long-term type 1 diabetes are affected by symmetrical peripheral neuropathy. These complications increase socioeconomic expenses and diminish the individual quality of life. The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) is a generic patient reported questionnaire, measuring mental and physical health related quality of life. We hypothesized that diabetic neuropathy would decrease physical and mental quality of life measured with SF-36, and that clinical appearance may be associated with the decline.
AIM To investigate if diabetic neuropathy would decrease physical and mental quality of life measured with SF-36, and if clinical appearance may be associated with the decline.
METHODS Forty-eight adults [age 50 ± 9 years, 10 females, disease duration 32 (14-51) years] with verified diabetic symmetrical peripheral neuropathy and 21 healthy participants (age 51 ± 6 years, 6 females) underwent standardised nerve conduction testing and completed the SF-36 questionnaire. Furthermore, disease duration, number of comorbidities, both diabetes related and nondiabetes related, vibration perception threshold, number of hypoglycaemic events, HbA1c and administration way of insulin was notified.
RESULTS In comparison to healthy subjects, patients’ mental composite score was not significantly diminished (51.9 ± 8.9 vs 53.1 ± 5.5, P = 0.558), while the physical composite score was (46.3 ± 11.7 vs 54.6 ± 3.3, P = 0.002). As expected, the overall physical health related symptoms in patients were associated to total number of comorbidities (P < 0.0001), comorbidities relation to diabetes (P = 0.0002) and HbA1c (P = 0.005) as well as comorbidities not related to diabetes (P = 0.0006).
CONCLUSION The finding of this study emphasises the importance of focusing on quality of life in adults with diabetes and especially in those with multiple comorbidities as well as the possibility of HbA1c as a biomarker for severe complication.
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- Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital and Clinical Institute, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9000, Denmark
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- Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital and Clinical Institute, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9000, Denmark
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- Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital and Clinical Institute, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9000, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center North Judland, Region Nordjylland, Aalborg 9000, Denmark
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- Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital and Clinical Institute, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9000, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center North Judland, Region Nordjylland, Aalborg 9000, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Region Hovedstaden, Gentofte 2820, Denmark
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- Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital and Clinical Institute, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9000, Denmark
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Development, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 1071, Denmark
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Kaewput W, Thongprayoon C, Rangsin R, Mao MA, Satirapoj B, Cheungpasitporn W. The association between renal function and neurological diseases in type 2 diabetes: a multicenter nationwide cross-sectional study. Hosp Pract (1995) 2018; 47:46-52. [PMID: 30445880 DOI: 10.1080/21548331.2019.1549916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The evidence for an association between renal function and neurological diseases among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, particularly in the Asian population, is limited. This study aimed to assess the association between glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and various neurological diseases among T2DM patients in Thailand using a nationwide patient sample. METHODS We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study based on the DM/HT study of the Medical Research Network of the Consortium of Thai Medical Schools. This study evaluated adult T2DM patients receiving care at public Thailand hospitals in the year 2014. GFR was categorized into ≥60, 30-59, and < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2. Neurological diseases studied included ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA), hemorrhagic stroke, dementia, all cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral neuropathy. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess the association between GFR and neurological diseases. RESULTS A total of 30,423 T2DM patients with available GFR data were included in the analysis. The mean GFR was 68.18 ± 26.45 mL/min/1.73 m2. The prevalence of ischemic stroke/TIA, hemorrhagic stroke, dementia, any cerebrovascular diseases and peripheral neuropathy were 2.9%, 0.3%, 0.1%, 3.2%, and 3.1%, respectively. Patients with GFR of 30-59 and <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 were significantly associated with increased rates of ischemic stroke/TIA, any cerebrovascular diseases, and peripheral neuropathy when compared with patients with GFR of ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2. This association remained significant after adjustment for potential confounders. CONCLUSION Decreased GFR was associated with increased ischemic stroke/TIA, all cerebrovascular diseases, and peripheral neuropathy. GFR should be monitored in diabetic patients for neurological disease awareness and prevention.
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- Wisit Kaewput
- a Department of Military and Community Medicine , Phramongkutklao College of Medicine , Bangkok , Thailand
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- b Division of Nephrology and Hypertension , Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester , MN , USA
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- a Department of Military and Community Medicine , Phramongkutklao College of Medicine , Bangkok , Thailand
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- b Division of Nephrology and Hypertension , Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester , MN , USA
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- c Department of Medicine , Phramongkutklao Hospital and College of Medicine , Bangkok , Thailand
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- d Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine , University of Mississippi Medical Center , Jackson , MS , USA
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Christensen MMB, Hommel EE, Jørgensen ME, von Scholten BJ, Fleischer J, Hansen CS. Prevalence of Diabetic Neuropathy in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes and the Association with Insulin Pump Therapy. Diabetes Technol Ther 2018; 20:787-796. [PMID: 30461290 DOI: 10.1089/dia.2018.0249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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AIMS The aim was to investigate the prevalence of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) in a Danish population of young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) using both established and novel measuring modalities. Furthermore, to investigate the association between continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) treatment and these complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS CAN was assessed by cardiovascular autonomic reflex tests. DSPN was assessed not only by perception of light touch and pain, vibration perception threshold (VPT), Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), and Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument questionnaires but also by novel modalities: electrochemical skin conductance (ESC), sural nerve conduction velocity (SNCV), and sural nerve amplitude potential (SNAP). RESULTS The study comprised 156 young adults with a mean age of 22 years (standard deviation 1.6). The prevalence of CAN and early CAN was 9% and 28.1%, respectively. Subclinical DSPN was 55.1% and confirmed DSPN was 2.6%. Prevalence of abnormal SNAP was 23.8%, SNCV was 37.1%, ESC on the hands and feet was 4% and 8%, respectively, VPT was 1.3%, and BPI questionnaire was 1.9%. No association was found between CSII treatment and the measures of DSPN and CAN. CONCLUSION DSPN and CAN are prevalent in young adults with T1D with no association found with CSII treatment. The use of novel measuring modalities identified a higher number of subjects with DSPN compared with established measures. Screening for diabetic neuropathy in young adults may be beneficial to detect and prevent nerve damages at early stages.
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- Marie Mathilde Bjerg Christensen
- 1 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen , Gentofte, Denmark
- 2 Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 1 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen , Gentofte, Denmark
- 4 Department of Population Health and Morbidity, Health in Greenland, University of Southern Denmark , Odense, Denmark
- 6 Institute of Nursing and Health Science, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
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