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ea0081rc10.4 | Rapid Communications 10: Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition 3 | ECE2022

Adequate metabolic control at early stages of childhood onset type 1 diabetes prevent diabetic neuropathy: a 30 year follow up study

Baldimtsi Evangelia , Amezcua Salvador , Olausson Hakan , Ludvigsson Johnny , Hyllienmark Lars , Wahlberg Jeanette

Background and aims: Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of type 1 diabetes. In this study we investigated the importance of long-term metabolic control for the development of diabetic neuropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes diagnosed in childhood.Materials and methods: Longitudinal cohort study. Twenty-five patients (9 women 16 men) were studied three times with neurophysiological measurements and clinical examinations. At baseline the pati...