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Abstract

Objectives: To determine the frequency of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in newly diagnosed diabetes patients.
Study design: A Cross sectional Study.
Study Place and Duration: Department of General Medicine at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. From 01 April 2024 to 30 September-2024
Methodology: A total of 175 patients were included who had recent diagnosis of diabetes. They were clinically assessed for presence of peripheral neuropathy, a diabetic complication. Its frequency was stratified by age, gender, BMI, diabetes diagnosis duration, family history of diabetes and HbA1C%. Post-stratification comparison was performed with Chi-square test.
Results: 175 patients were included. Median age was 42.00 (10.00) years. There were 52 (29.70%) male and 123 (70.30%) female patients. Median diabetes diagnosis duration was 3.00 (2.00) months. Median BMI was 31.20 (4.20) kg/m2. Median HbA1C% was 9.50 (4.00) %. Among patients who were recently diagnosed to have DM, DPN frequency was 44 (25.10%).
Conclusion: Frequency of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in newly diagnosed diabetes patients was 25.10%.