Why the study?
Does early type 1 diabetes alter sudomotor responses compared to healthy controls?
Population
37 patients with type 1 diabetes enrolled 2-22 months after diagnosis, and 41 age- and sex-matched healthy…
Comparison
Early type 1 diabetes (disease exposure) vs Age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 years
Authors
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May indicate early sympathetic neuropathy in type 1 diabetes; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does early type 1 diabetes alter sudomotor responses compared to healthy controls?
Redistribution of sudomotor responses, characterized by increased forearm sweating, is an early indicator of sympathetic nerve injury in type 1 diabetes.
Hoeldtke et al. (2001) studied this question.
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