Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 1997
[Diabetic neuropathy: thermal sensation and metabolic control in non-insulin-dependent diabetics].
The early detection of peripheral neuropathy in diabetics is important since it is the main risk factor for lower limb trophic lesions in diabetics. ⋯ In this group of diabetics, there is a relationship between the severity of distal polyneuropathy and the metabolic control, assessed with glycosylated hemoglobin levels.