High frequency of autonomic as well as peripheral neuropathy in patients with malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus

Ari Sutjahjo, Hiroshi Taniguchi, Hendromartono, Askandar Tjokroprawiro, Shigeaki Baba

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Abstract

We assessed peripheral and autonomic nerve function in 27 diabetics. Ten had malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus (MRDM), eight insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), and nine non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). The frequency of peripheral neuropathy was 70, 78 and 13% in MRDM, NIDDM and IDDM respectively. Furthermore, the frequency of abnormality in cardiac beat-to-beat variation was 50 and 38% in MRDM and IDDM respectively, whereas our NIDDM patients did not show this abnormality. The patients with MRDM thus revealed a high frequency of not only peripheral but also autonomic neuropathy. Autonomic dysfunction appears to be a new characteristic of MRDM, not mentioned by the WHO study group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-200
Number of pages4
JournalDiabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Sept 1988

Keywords

  • Autonomic neuropathy
  • Cardiac beat-to-beat variation
  • Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus
  • Peripheral neuropathy

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