Current approach to diabetic polyneuropathy: current diagnosis and treatment

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus and its associated neuropathy are among the leading problems affecting the quality of life negatively. Diabetic foot problems due to neuropathy cause very serious problems. Physicians may focus too much on blood sugar regulation and ignore examinations for other macro and microvascular complications of diabetes. Although it appears earlier in patients with impaired blood sugar regulation, neuropathic symptoms are seen in almost half of diabetic patients who generally exceed 10 years. With early diagnosis and treatment, the quality of life of patients increases significantly. We touched on this issue in order to raise awareness of neuropathy, which is so common.