hrp0095rfc8.3 | Diabetes and Insulin | ESPE2022

Peripheral nerve conduction velocity in children and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus as a marker of metabolic control

Oberhauser Sarah , l'Allemand Dagmar , Heldt Katrin , Gozzi Tiziana , Stasinaki Aikaterini , Eilers Miriam , Lütschg Jürg , Broser Philip

Background: Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) abnormalities are considered as early signs of peripheral neuropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). We investigated which determinants NCV is subject to and how it is related to markers of metabolic control.Methods: We included 51 patients treated at the outpatient clinic of paediatric diabetology because of their type 1 DM and randomly assigned them for a nerve condu...