BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide
including Singapore. The 10g monofilament is commonly used by clinicians to examine …

Context Diabetic peripheral neuropathy predisposes patients to foot ulceration that heals
poorly and too often leads to amputation. Large-fiber peripheral neuropathy (LFPN), one …

Introduction: Currently, diagnosis of patients with postural instability relies on a rudimentary
clinical examination. This article suggests an innovative, portable, and cost-effective …

OBJECTIVE Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has been found to improve glucose
control in type 1 diabetic patients. We estimated the cost-effectiveness of CGM versus …

AIMS: To determine the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and risk factors
associated with DPN in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS: 435 diabetic patients were …

OBJECTIVE To describe the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative
predictive value of vibration perception threshold (VPT) testing in subjects with type 1 …

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the discriminative power of the Diabetic Neuropathy
Examination Score (DNE), 10-g Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Examination (SWME) and …

Objective To determine the effects of topical application of capsaicin on cutaneous
autonomic nerves. Methods Thirty‐two healthy subjects underwent occlusive application of …

Our study aimed to investigate the effects of acupuncture on diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
We compared 42 cases treated with acupuncture with 21 cases exposed to sham …

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Page 1 51 Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 64, No. 2, February
2010 PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR SEVERITY OF DIABETIC NEUROPATHY …