2019 Diabetic Neuropathy

Diabetic Neuropathy

By: Mahtab Ramezani

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Loghman-e-Hakim Hospital

Refrences:

• Diabetes Care 2017
• Continnum Neurology 2016

Epidemiology

• The most common form of DM, type 2 , is projected to affect an estimated 366 million people worldwide by 2030.
• The lifetime incidence of neuropathy (DPN) is approximately 45% for patients with type 2 DM and 54% to 59% for patients with type 1 DM.
• Studies of nerve conduction tests performed at the time of DM diagnosis demonstrate that neuropathy is already present in patients when the neuropathy is still subclinical.