This peer-reviewed study, conducted by researchers affiliated with the University of Manchester and Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, was published in the Journal of Diabetes Research and made accessible via the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s PubMed Central. The…
Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is one of the most debilitating complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus, affecting both large and small nerve fibres. Among the earliest signs of neuropathy is sudomotor dysfunction — the impaired ability to sweat due to damage…
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is among the most common and insidious complications of diabetes, affecting both the quality and longevity of life. One of the earliest and most overlooked signs of DPN is sudomotor dysfunction — the impairment of sweat…
Introduction Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) remain one of the most devastating complications of diabetes mellitus (DM), often leading to amputation, reduced quality of life, and increased mortality. Central to the development of DFUs are diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and peripheral…
In the June 2024 study titled Diagnostic Performance of the Neuropad Test for the Screening of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy and Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy in Patients with Diabetes, published by the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), researchers from two specialist centres…
In April 2022, the UK’s NAPCHD (National Advisory Panel for Care Home Diabetes), chaired by Professor Alan Sinclair published their “Strategic Document of Diabetes Care for Care Homes”, looking at how to best support the estimated 25% of the UK…
The article titled “Concordance between sudomotor disorder and the clinical diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, according to various clinical guidelines” (Chicharro-Luna et al., 2021) explores the concordance between variations in Neuropad® results and the different diagnostic criteria of Diabetic Peripheral…
The University of Liverpool has published a report “Early Detection of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Focus on Small Nerve Fibres” which emphasises the connection between small fibre damage and sudomotor dysfunction, and proposes the use of Neuropad as a screening…
The article titled “Dryness of Foot Skin Assessed by the Visual Indicator Test and Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulceration: A Prospective Observational Study” (Panagoulias et al., 2020) investigates the association between dryness of foot skin and the risk of developing…
This article “Cost-effectiveness analysis of the Neuropad device as a screening tool for early diabetic peripheral neuropathy” (Rodríguez-Sánchez et al., 2020) presents a cost-effectiveness analysis of using the Neuropad device as a screening tool for early diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The…
