Prevalence of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (PDPN) in patients of Type-II Diabetes Mellitus

Author(s) : Arosha Arshad, Azka Tariq, Syed Rehan Iftikhar Bukhari, Berkes Istvan, Zsolt Radak, Hangody Laszlo and Laszlo Hangody Rudolf

Abstract:

Objective:
The study aimed to determine the prevalence of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN) in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes patients.
Material and Methods:
A simple random sampling technique was used to collect data from 120 patients in four months; data collection was carried out via a questionnaire. Statistical package for the social scientists SPSS version 23 was used to analyze data statistically.
Results:
This study revealed that out of 120 individuals, thirty-seven percent were males, and sixty-three percent were females. All were suffering from Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus. Among them, seventy-one percent of subjects were suffering from diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), and fifty-three percent were suffering from painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN).
Conclusion:
This study concluded that painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN) is highly prevalent in type 2 diabetes i.e. 52.9%, in Pakistan.

Key Words: Diabetes mellitus, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy , Prevalence, Burning sensation, Muscle cramps.