Diabetic polyneuropathy and glucose control.

摘要

To the Editor: In his Clinical Crossroads article discussing diabetic polyneuropathy in a patient with type 2 diabetes, Dr Rutkove stated that improved glucose control should be recommended to all patients with that diagnosis, citing the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) that was conducted in patients with type 1 diabetes.He also cited 2 case series in type 1 diabetes as support that tight control can improve symptoms quickly.