ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is a common complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) with significant morbidity in adulthood. The association between DN with long term poor metabolic control is well established. However, acute painful DN may present early in the course of the disease and may be reversible.Case presentation: A female adolescent, aged 12 years, with a T1D duration of 9 months, presented with acute metabolic derrangement (HbA1c...

Introduction: Peripheral diabetic neuropathy (PDN), clinical or subclinical, of large-diameter nerve fibers or small-diameter nerve fibers is a common complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).Aims: Early detection of the prevalence of subclinical PDN by assessing the function of small and large nerve fibers in children and adolescents with T1DM.Methods: The study included 53...