Treatment-induced neuropathy in diabetes (also referred to as insulin neuritis) is considered a rare iatrogenic small fibre neuropathy caused by an abrupt improvement in glycaemic control in the setting of chronic hyperglycaemia. The prevalence and risk factors of this disorder are not known. In a retrospective review of all individuals referred to a tertiary care diabetic neuropathy clinic ove...

Background: Similar to developed countries, aging is increased in India. Because of the epidemiology and demographic transition phase, chronic diseases and disabilities along with health costs are increasing day by day. As social factors and chronic diseases are the major reasons for geriatric disability, the present study was done with the following objectives: to assess and compare the socio-...

OBJECTIVE Risks of diabetes and cardiovascular disease are elevated worldwide in Indian Asians. However, risks of other diabetes-related complications, i.e., foot ulceration and amputation, also with a vascular basis, are substantially lower in Asians than in white Europeans in the U.K., possibly due to less neuropathy. We therefore compared signs, symptoms, and objective quantitative measures ...

BACKGROUND Among diabetic patients autonomic neuropathy (AN) is one of the most frequent complications. This affects peripheral nervous system and thus results into erectile dysfunction (ED). The main objectives of the study were to determine the frequency of autonomic neuropathy (AN) in diabetic patients with ED and to find out the associated risk factors. METHODS In this descriptive case se...

introduction: timeliness has been considered as a key domain in quality of emergency department (ed) care and delay in care providing is influential determinants of patient’s outcomes. the present study, aimed to evaluate the determinants of prolonged ed length of stay (los). methods: in this cross-sectional study, using adopted version of the latest form for external evaluation and accreditati...