The most common and debilitating microvascular complication of diabetes is diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), affecting 50-90% of people with diabetes.

The prevalence of pain is up to 20% in patients with diabetes and from 40% to 50% in those with diabetic neuropathy.

• Vascular risk factors and microangiopathy underlie diabetic neuropathy; treating these risk factors improves DPN
• Small fibers are central to the pathophysiology of pain, diabetic foot ulceration and wound healing

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