DIABETIC NEUROPATHY;

PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR SEVERITY IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC OF GHULAM MUHAMMAD MAHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, SUKKUR.

Authors

  • JAVED AHMED PHULPOTO Ghulam Mohd Mahar Medical College (GMC) & Hospital Sukkur.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2013.20.04.1021

Keywords:

Prevalence,, Diabetic neuropathy,, Risk factors,, Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of diabetic neuropathy (severity wise) and associated risk factors in patients having
type 2 diabetes mellitus. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place of Study: Diabetes Clinic, Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical
College Hospital, Sukkur. Duration of Study: From January 2009 to December 2011. Materials and Methods: A patients based sample of
1401 persons with diabetes (identified as per the WHO criteria) underwent comprehensive eye examination including direct & indirect
Fundoscopy for diabetic retinopathy grading. Vibration perception threshold (VPT) measurements were done to assess neuropathy (cut
off

Author Biography

JAVED AHMED PHULPOTO, Ghulam Mohd Mahar Medical College (GMC) & Hospital Sukkur.

FCPS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Published

2013-05-25

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 04 (2013): Vol. 20 No. 04

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