Open AccessHba1c Variability Has a Strong Relationship With Peripheral Sensory And Motor Neuropathy in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Md. Shakhawat Hossain,
M M Sarkar,
I Mahbub,
Shahidul Islam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of bio-science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8595
pISSN - 1023-8654
DOI - 10.3329/jbs.v29i0.54825
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral neuropathy , diabetes mellitus , peripheral , type 2 diabetes , diabetic neuropathy , cross sectional study , gastroenterology , endocrinology , pathology
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common long-term microvascular complications of diabetes. This study was undertaken to investigate the association of HbA1c variability with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (sensory and motor) in patients with type-2 diabetes. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 150 type-2 diabetic patients were screened for DPN and undergone quarterly HbA1c measurements during the year preceding enrolment were recruited. DPN was confirmed in patients displaying both clinical manifestations of neuropathy and neurological abnormalities assessment. Among the recruited patients, 24% (n = 36) were found to have DPN, and these patients also presented with a higher HbA1c as compared to the patients without DPN (p<0.05). In addition, the advanced age and longer duration of diabetes were important and significant (p<0.05) risk factors for peripheral neuropathy. Overall study suggests that increased HbA1c level is strongly associated with DPN (sensory and motor) in type-2 diabetic patients and could be considered as a potent indicator for DPN in the recruited patients.J. Bio-Sci. 29(1): 93-100, 2021 (June)