title: [Influence of glycemic control on peripheral nerve conduction in insulin-dependent diabetic subjects (author's transl)].
abstract: In order to better evaluate the influence of glycemic control on diabetic neuropathy, 73 diabetic patients were considered: 42 males and 31 females who had been treated with insulin during 9 years. Twenty-one subjects were examined during 2-12 months. Motor nerve conduction velocity (MCV) was measured on the external sciatic popliteus (ESP). The H reflex parameters from soleus were: latency time for H response (HL), the ratio between the maximum amplitude of the H reflex response and the M motor response: (formula: see text) was determined by a chromatographic method. The reduction of MCV, the rise in HL and the decrease of E in diabetics are more pronounced according to the duration of the disease and are significantly correlated with the rate of HbA1c (respectively MCV: r = -0.39, P less than 0.001; HL: r = 0.42, P less than 0.001; E: r = -0.37, P less than 0.01). There is a slight correlation between HbA1c level and the duration of diabetes. For the 21 diabetics observed during many months there is a very significant correlation between the slope of the evolution curves of HbA2c, MCV and HL.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology; D012023:Reflex, Monosynaptic
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin
vernacular_title: Influence du contrôle glycémique sur la conduction nerveuse périphérique des diabétiques insulino-dépendants.