Abstract
The effects of near-normal glucose control on nerve conduction results were studied in 10 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who underwent a six-month program of intensification of therapy. The most striking electrophysiologic abnormality was the medial plantar sensory nerve conduction response. A sensory nerve action potential could not be elicited in seven of the 10 patients at the baseline evaluation. Over the six-month period of near-normal glucose control, there was a return of sensory nerve action potential in all 10 patients. Medial plantar sensory nerve conduction responses appear to be a sensitive and early electrophysiologic indicator of peripheral nerve dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus. Near-normalization of plasma glucose levels by intensification of diabetes management may be accompanied by correction of this early abnormality.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 842-846 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | The American Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)