Endocrine Abstracts

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common cause of neuropathy worldwide, its prevalence increases with diabetes duration (DD). About 60%-70% diabetic patients will eventually develop DPN. Vitamin B12/D (VitB12/D) deficiency is a global public health problem. Around 29.66% of diabetic patients have confirmed B12 insufficiency. Patients on Metformin have statistically lower values of B12 (P= 0.01). Vitamin D deficiency is considered to be a contributing fa...