Journal
DIABETIC MEDICINE
Volume 27, Issue 11, Pages 1271-1279Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03110.x
Keywords
clinical risk factors; diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy; diabetic neuropathy; nerve conduction studies; triglyceride level
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- Banting and Best Diabetes Center
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P>Aims Randomized clinical trials have frequently shown improvement in diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy in placebo-treated participants, counter to the prevailing concept that it deteriorates with time. We aimed to determine the variables associated with this paradoxical nerve function improvement. Methods Participants with diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy randomized to placebo in a multi-centre, double-blind study were evaluated for the primary outcome of 1-year change in the summed sensory nerve conduction velocity of the bilateral sural and non-dominant median nerves. Association with clinical and biochemical variables measured at 13 time points were examined. Results The 134 participants had mild to moderate diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy of 4.6 years' duration and mean 1-year improvement of 2.0 +/- 8.0 m/s. Primary outcome measures were available for 122 participants (91%). In multivariate analyses, the change in HbA(1c) and serum triglycerides from baseline to 2 months demonstrated the strongest association, even independent of baseline and end-of-study levels. According to quintiles of change, we determined thresholds: participants with salutary improvement in HbA(1c) (exceeding a drop of -0.8%) or whose triglycerides did not increase (by 0.32 mmol/l or more) experienced significant improvement (2.9 m/s), while those with salutary levels of both these variables had an exaggerated improvement (5.1 m/s). In comparison, those with non-salutary changes in both variables experienced a loss of -4.9 m/s (ANOVA P = 0.0014). Conclusions In mild to moderate diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy, short-term improvements in glycaemic control and serum triglyceride levels have an independent, additive and durable effect on restoration of nerve function.
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