Lihaz Gul, Nadeem Sharif, Sajjad Mohammad, Badi Uddin, Zahid Khan, Abid Rahim

Prevalence of Diabetic Neuropathy in Diabetic Type II Patients from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Lihaz Gul, Nadeem Sharif, Sajjad Mohammad, Badi Uddin, Zahid Khan, Abid Rahim



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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Diabetic neuropathy is the main cause of neuropathy and major complications of diabetes mellitus throughout the world. This may lead to incapacity and amputations due to severe diabetes. The morbidity and mortality rates increase in diabetes due to severe neuropathy. The present study was aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetic diabetic neuropathy in diabetic mellitys type II affected patients.

Materials and Methods: This research took place in Peshawar from September 2019 to January 2020. A total of 205 blood samples were collected from diabetic patients with type II diabetes, both neuropathic (n=105) and non-neuropathic (n=100). Blood samples were taken in order to estimate random blood sugar levels (RBS).

Results: The age group 50-55 years had the highest percentage of cases (66.8%), followed by 56-60 years (21.5%), and 61-65 years (5.5%). Female patients were more likely than male patients to have diabetes, both neuropathic (62.9 percent) and non-neuropathic (58 percent). The predominance of neuropathic and non-neuropathic diabetes patients involved in this study because it was undertaken in Peshawar.(50.2 percent).

Conclusion: It is concluded that female were more prone to diabetes both with neuropathy and without neuropathy.

Keywords: Prevalence, Diabetes, Neuropathy, Diabetic mellitus type II, 



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