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ea0049ep453 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2017

The prevalence of diabetic neuropathy, painful diabetic neuropathy and the at risk diabetic foot in Qatar

Elhadd Tarik , Ponirakis Georgios , Ashawesh Khaled , Dukhan Khaled , Samra Adel Badie Abou , Malik Rayaz

Objective: To define the prevalence of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN), painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) and the at risk diabetic foot in 2 out of the 3 National Diabetes Centres in Qatar.Methods: 712 people with Type-1 & Type-2 diabetes recruited from Alwakra Hospital and Hamad General Hospital underwent assessment for DPN & PDN using the Neurothesiometer and the DN4 questionnaire, respectively.Results: The average a...