Association Between Severity of Diabetic Neuropathy and Success in Weight Loss During Hospitalization Among Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Observational Study.
Shuhei NakanishiHidenori HirukawaMasashi ShimodaFuminori TatsumiKenji KoharaAtsushi ObataSeizo OkauchiJunpei SanadaYoshiro FushimiAkiko MashikoTomoatsu MuneKohei KakuHideaki KanetoPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)
Severity of diabetic neuropathy was found to be a determinant in weight loss under a caloric restriction regimen for patients with type 2 diabetes. The results of the study suggest that the peripheral nervous system is involved in responses to medical intervention for treatment for type 2 diabetes including bodyweight management.