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[Clinical heterogeneity and coexistence of diabetic neuropathies: difference and similarities between types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Oct 2009
Rolim Luiz Clemente, Sá João Roberto de, Chacra Antonio Roberto, Dib Sérgio Atala
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the heterogeneity and the coexistence of diabetic neuropathy (DNP) in type 1 (T1DM) and 2 (T2DM) diabetes mellitus. METHODS: 74 T2DM and 20 T1DM patients were evaluated according to age (years), time from diagnosis of diabetes (TDD, years), body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)), HbA1c and DNP type (American Diabetes Association criteria). RESULTS: T1DM was younger (32.7 +/- 11.0 versus 56.9 +/-...
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