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Munyambalu DK, Hildago I, Bafwa YT, Lagoro CA, Sikakulya FK, Vahwere BM, Dafiewhare E, Martinez L, Charles FA. Prevalence and grade of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among known diabetic patients in rural Uganda. Front Clin Diabetes Healthc 2023; 3:1001872. [PMID: 36992747 PMCID: PMC10012102 DOI: 10.3389/fcdhc.2022.1001872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BackgroundDiabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Approximately 50% of diabetic patients are estimated to develop DPN, depending on disease duration and diabetic control. Early diagnosis of DPN will avoid complications, including non-traumatic lower limb amputation, which is considered the most debilitating complication, as well as significant psychological, social, and economical problems. There is a paucity of literature on DPN from rural Uganda. This study aimed to deliver the prevalence and grade of DPN among DM patients in rural Uganda.MethodsA cross-sectional study that recruited 319 known DM patients was conducted in an outpatient clinic and a diabetic clinic at Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital (KIU-TH), Bushenyi, Uganda, between December 2019 and March 2020. Questionnaires were used to obtain clinical and sociodemographic data, a neurological examination was carried out to assess the DPN, and a blood sample was collected from each participant (for random/fasting blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin analyses). Data were analyzed using Stata version 15.0.ResultsThe sample size was 319 participants. The mean age of study participants was 59.4 ± 14.6 years and there were 197 (61.8%) females. The prevalence of DPN was 65.8% (210/319) (95% CI 60.4% to 70.9%), and 44.8% of participants had mild DPN, 42.4% had moderate DPN, and 12.8% had severe DPN.ConclusionThe prevalence of DPN at KIU-TH was higher among DM patients and its stage might have a negative impact on the progression of Diabetes Mellitus. Therefore, clinicians should consider neurological examination as a routine during assessment of all DM patients especially in rural areas where resources and facilities are often limited so that complications related to Diabetic mellitus will be prevented.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dalton Kambale Munyambalu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of General Surgery, Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi, Uganda
- Faculty of Medicine, Université Catholique du Graben, Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo
- *Correspondence: Franck Katembo Sikakulya,
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- Department of General Surgery, Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital, Bushenyi, Uganda
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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Calle-Pascual AL, Rodriguez C, Martin-Alvarez PJ, Camacho F, Calle JR, Yuste E, Hildago I, Diaz RJ, Martin-Vaquero P, Santiago M. Effect of weight loss on insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular risk factors in glucose tolerant and intolerant obese subjects. Diabete Metab 1991; 17:404-9. [PMID: 1915998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We observed 170 obese patients during 55 weeks in order to study the influence of insulin resistance and insulin sensitivity on cardiovascular risk factors in such patients as well as the changes occurring on these subjects as a result of weight loss. At the beginning of the study, the patients were divided into two groups, according to the results of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) performed with 75 g of glucose: Group A, glucose tolerant subjects (n = 81), Group B, glucose intolerant subjects (n = 89). Initially Group B patients showed higher values for fasting blood glucose, 2 h after OGTT, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio when compared to Group A patients (p less than 0.05). Fasting and 1 h-post glucose load serum insulin levels in both Group A and Group B patients were higher than those found out in non over-weight tolerant subjects, but there were no differences between both groups. The serum glucose descent slope after an insulin tolerance test (ITT) was lower for group B than for group A (p less than 0.05), whereas both groups demonstrated lower descent slopes than non overweight tolerant subjects (p less than 0.05). After a 55 weeks follow-up period, the patients in Group A had lost 4.6 +/- 0.7 kg and those in Group B 6.2 +/- 1.1 kg. In both groups, the values for SBP, DBP, FBG, triglycerides and cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio had dropped significantly, with a rise in the HDL-cholesterol level.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- A L Calle-Pascual
- Unidad de Endocrinologia y Nutricion, Hospital Ntra Sra de Sonsoles, Universidad de Salamanca, Avila, Spain
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