A Comparison of Screening Tools for the Early Detection of Peripheral Neuropathy in Adults with and without Type 2 Diabetes.

Jennifer J BrownShana L PribeshKimberly G BasketteAaron I VinikSheri R Colberg

Published in: Journal of diabetes research (2017)

The 1 g monofilament and total QOL-DN are effective, low-cost tools for the early detection of DPN in OOI, PD, and T2D adults. The 128 Hz tuning fork and 10 g monofilament may assist DPN screening as a tandem, but not primary, early DPN detection screening tools.

Keyphrases

low cost
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
quantum dots