Can development of neuropathy be prevented with good glycemic control in diabetes mellitus (original) (raw)

Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital, 2015

Abstract

Objective: In our study, we aimed to investigate the effect of insulin treatment on peripheral nerves in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) who under the oral antidiabetic therapy changed to insulin treatment. Additionally, we have searched for answer to the question that could F response used for as a parameter on monitoring the course of polyneuropathy with glycemic control. F response which use in the detection of polyneuropathy has been emphasized in previous studies. Material and Method: Ten voluntary diabetic patients who received indication insulin treatment while being monitored with oral antidiabetic treatment and diagnosed according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria were included in our study. All our patients were outpatients of Şisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Diabetes Mellitus Clinic. All patients were evaluated for neurological examination, serum glucose and HbA1c levels, total neuropathy score (TNS) and electrophysiological evaluations be...

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