The Management of Diabetic Neuropathy and Glycemic Control in Long-Term Care Facilities (Part II of III)
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Introduction
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is estimated at 180 million, and the World Health Organization projects that prevalence will double from that level by the year 2030.1 Approximately half of the patients with diabetes mellitus will develop a preventable but devastating complication called diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).2
This educational activity recaps the epidemiology, classification, diagnosis, and pathology of diabetic neuropathy and sum
