Med. praxi. 2012;9(12):477-479

Diabetic neuropathy from the perspective of diabetologist

MUDr.Martina Lášticová

Klinika gerontologická a metabolická LF UK a FN Hradec Králové

Diabetes mellitus is the most common cause of neuropathy in developed countries of the world. Diabetic neuropathy is not a single

entity, but encompasses several neuropathic syndromes including focal/multifocal neuropathies, typical and atypical (acute) varieties

of distal symmetrical polyneuropathies. The most common types are symmetric distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy and autonomic

neuropathy. Care of a patient with diabetic neuropathy is interdisciplinary with a diabetologist and a neurologist taking part. Good

glycaemic control is a basic principle of prevention and therapy. Early disturbances can be reversible; chronic neuropathy develops as

a result of longstanding metabolic dearangements and vascular changes which cause irreversible damage.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy, sensorimotor polyneuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, diagnosis, therapy

Published: January 1, 2013  Show citation