Prevalence of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Selected Tertiary Care Center in South India, using Point-of-Care Technology - An Analytical Cross-Sectional study

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To estimate the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among Type 2 diabetes patients and examine associations with glycemic control and diabetes duration.
Cross-sectional study conducted among 389 T2DM patients from February to July 2024.
Screening performed using the Diabetic Neuropathy Symptom score and a multimodal point-of-care device.
Data analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests.
28% of participants showed DPN symptoms based on the DNS score.
99 participants were identified at risk of neuropathy using the point-of-care device.
Significant association found between DPN and longer diabetes duration (p-value not specified).

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Cross-sectional study estimates diabetic peripheral neuropathy prevalence in diabetes patients, suggesting better diagnostic methods.

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Vetriselvan et al. (2026) studied this question.

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