Study Of Blood Level Of Vitamin B 12 And Folate In Different Diabetic Patients Having Diabetic Neuropathy

Diabetes mellitus (D.M) is chronic disorder characterized by impairedglucose metabolism and other energy yielding fuels as well as late vascularand neuropathic complications due to insulin deficiency which may be totalpartial or relative.Diabetic neuropathy is probably the most common chroniccomplication of diabetes that encompass a wide range of abnormalitiesaffecting both peripheral and autonomic nervous systems causingconsiderable morbidity and mortality.This study had been carried out on Internal Medicine Department,Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit, out patient clinic and clinicalpathology department on 50 subject were divided into 5 groups, 30 type 2diabetic patients (Groups I, II and III), 10 patients non-diabetic withperipheral neuropathy (Group IV) and 10 healthy subjects as a controlgroup (Group V).In the present study the aim was to evaluate the vitamin Bl2 and folicacid status in diabetic patient with and without neuropathy in comparisonwith other diabetic risk factors.