Prevalence, Severity, and Impact of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVE:--To determine the prevalence of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN) in a population-based sample and to estimate its severity and impact. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--A cross-sectional descriptive study consisting of two phases: phase 1, a postal survey to patients with type 2 d...

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Published in:	Diabetes care Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 1518 - 1522
Main Authors:	Davies, Mark, Brophy, Sinead, Williams, Rhys, Taylor, Ann
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.07.2006
Subjects:	Aged Associated diseases and complications Biological and medical sciences Care and treatment Causes of complications Cross-Sectional Studies descriptive studies Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance Diabetic Nephropathies Diabetic Nephropathies - epidemiology Diabetic neuropathy Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases) Endocrinopathies epidemiology etiology Female Health services Humans Male Measurement errors Medical sciences Middle Aged noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus pain Pain - epidemiology Pain - etiology patients Peripheral nerve diseases peripheral nervous system diseases Prevalence Primary care Quality of Life questionnaires risk Risk factors screening surveys Type 2 diabetes Wales Wales - epidemiology Wales United States Endocrinopathy Type 2 diabetes Human Nervous system diseases Pain Prevalence Metabolic diseases Complication Peripheral nerve disease Peripheral neuropathy Quality of life
ISSN:	0149-5992, 1935-5548
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