Investigation of Ultrasonographic Measurements of Lower Extremity Nerves in Type 2 Diabetes Patients With Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Korábbi kezelés

• Use of medications that can cause polyneuropathy
• Undergoing lower extremity surgery (spine/hip/knee/foot) in the last 6 months

Más betegség

• Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes
• Having peripheral artery disease
• Active foot ulcer
• History of lower extremity amputation
• Severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency (stage 3-4)
• History of myocardial infarction within the last 1 month
• History of unstable angina
• Active systemic inflammatory diseases and active malignancy
• Presence of vestibular disorders
• Presence of cognitive impairment

Életkor

• Individuals under 18 years old and over 65 years old

Egyéb

• Other causes of neuropathic pain (lumbar radiculopathy, spinal stenosis, -hereditary, inflammatory, entrapment neuropathies)
• B12 vitamin deficiency
• Osteoarthritis in the lower extremity
• Pregnancy
• Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher

• Being between the ages of 18-65
• Being literate
• Signed a voluntary consent form agreeing to participate in the study
• Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes based on at least one of the following diagnostic criteria: fasting plasma glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl, 2-hour plasma glucose ≥ 200 mg/dl in an oral glucose tolerance test, HbA1c ≥ 6.5%, or diabetes symptoms (excessive thirst, eating, urination, and weight loss) + random plasma glucose ≥ 200 mg/dl. (14)
• Diagnosed with diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy through EMG evaluation in addition to Type 2 Diabetes.
• Being between the ages of 18-65
• Being literate
• Signed a voluntary consent form agreeing to participate in the study.