Diabetes research and clinical practice
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · May 2018
Clinical correlates of sudomotor dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.
To investigate the factors associated with abnormal electrochemical skin conductance (ESC) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and early diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). ⋯ Sudomotor dysfunction is highly prevalent in patients with T2D, especially in those with DPN. Various diabetes-related factors were linked to lower ESC values, indicating an association between chronic hyperglycemia and sudomotor function. We also observed a strong relationship between foot deformities and ESC abnormalities. We conclude that the factors associated with DPN are also relevant to sudomotor dysfunction.