Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) that causes substantial morbidities including pain, foot ulcers, lower limb amputation, and depression. It is said to affect about 50% of adults with diabetes. Understanding the predictors of DPN will help to re-focus on early preventive strategies to reduce its enormous untold morbidities.Methods: This is a multi-center cross-sectional st...