title: Diabetic neuropathy: Part 1.
abstract: To conclude, diabetes is associated with a variety of chronic and acute neuropathies, the commonest form being distal symmetric polyneuropathy. Performing an annual screening through a good neurological history and clinical examination and using a sensitive screening tool can facilitate an early diagnosis. More sensitive and quantitative measures of detecting early peripheral nerve injury including skin biopsy for intra-epidermal and dermal nerve fiber density and confocal corneal microscopy, hold promise to identify neuropathy patients early in their disease course.
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Yashdeep
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence