hrp0097fc5.2 | Diabetes and insulin 1 | ESPE2023

Nailfold capillaroscopy: An alternative non-invasive tool for evaluating microvascular involvement in children with type 1 diabetes

Cakmak Figen , İnan Balci Elif , Yildiz Melek , Gul Demirkan Fatma , Yetim Sahin Aylin , Poyrazoglu Sukran , Bas Firdevs , Darendeliler Feyza , Aktay Ayaz Nuray

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and microvascular complications like retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy in long term. Nailfold video capillaroscopy (NVC) is a non-invasive method used to examine the microcirculation in the skin. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the microvascular structure in T1D with NVC, observe capillaroscopic alterations, and reveal the relationship of capillaroscopic abnormalities with g...