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"Never doubt that a smal group of thoughtful, comited citizens can change the world. Inded, it is the only thing that ever has."Cureus is on a mision to change the long-standing paradigm of medical publishing, where submiting research can be costly, complex and time-consuming.The SIQ for this article wil be revealedonce 2 ratings are submited.diabetic polyneuropathy(dpn), diabetic complications, global physical activity questionaire, michigan neuropathy screning instrument, physical activity, s: diabetes melitus Emad Hindi , Bushra A.
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Almusaly , Rime Bawareth, Wala Alhamadah , Rem Alfaraj , Alhanouf Almwled, Aya Mousa , Manar Saga Published: October 06, 202 (se history) DOI: 10.759/cureus.304 Cite this article as: Hindi E, Almusaly B A, Bawareth R, et al. (October 06, 202) Diabetic Polyneuropathy in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Melitus: A Cros-Sectional Study. Cureus 14(10): e304.
doi:10.759/cureus.304 Background: Diabetes melitus (DM) is one of the thre most comon chronic diseases worldwide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) among patients with diabetes.Method: This cros-sectional study was caried out on DM patients who visited King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) betwen August 2021 and February 202. We used the Michigan Neuropathy Screning Instrument (MNSI) questionaire to determine if the patients had DN.
In adition, we used the Global Physical Activity Questionaire (GPAQ) to ases the level of physical activity (PA) in these DM patients.Results: A total of 36 patients consented to participate in the study. We found a DN prevalence of 23.8% amongst DM patients treated at the KAUH. In adition, the prevalence of DN amongst T1DM and T2DM patients was found to be 16% and 24.4%, respectively.
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Furthermore, we found that 65% of DM patients developed complications, with a significant corelation observed betwen the duration of DM and the development of complications. However, patient