Risk factors for developing diabetic peripheral neuropathy

What are the risk factors for developing diabetic peripheral neuropathy?

  • Duration of diabetes
  • Degree of glycemic control
  • Older age
  • Male gender
  • Excessive alcohol consumption
  • Nicotine use
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme D allele

Sources

  • Ruth FJ, Schulmeyer M, Roesch C, et al: Diagnostic and therapeutic value due to suspected diagnosis, long-term complications, and indication for sural nerve biopsy. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 107:214–217, 2005. 
  • England JD, Franklin G, Gjorvad G, et al: Quality improvement in neurology: Distal symmetric polyneuropathy quality measures Neurology 82;1745-1748, 2014. 
  • Russell JW, Zilliox LA: Diabetic neuropathies. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 20(5):1226–1240, 2014. 
  • Harati Y: Diabetic neuropathies: Unanswered questions. Neurol Clin 25:303-317, 2007.
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